Francisco Aragón is the son of Nicaraguan immigrants. A native of San Francisco, CA, he is the author of three books: After Rubén (2020), Glow of Our Sweat (2010), and Puerta del Sol (2005). He is also the editor of The Wind Shifts: New Latino Poetry (2007). His poems have appeared in over twenty anthologies, as well as various print and online journals. He is on the faculty of the Institute for Latino Studies at the University of Notre Dame, where he directs Letras Latinas, and teaches courses on Latinx poetry and creative writing. He currently divides his time between South Bend, IN and Mililani, HI.