Francisco Aragon

A native of San Francisco, California, Francisco Aragón is the son of Nicaraguan immigrants. He is the author of three books: Puerta del Sol, Glow of Our Sweat, and After Rubén, as well as the translator, into English, of the recently published, Handbook of Foams by Spanish poet Gerardo Diego. He is also the editor of the award-winning anthology, The Wind Shifts: New Latino Poetry. His poems have appeared in over twenty anthologies. He directs Letras Latinas, the literary initiative at the University of Notre Dame’s Institute for Latino Studies. For more information, visit: http://franciscoaragon.net