Juan Armando Rojas is a transborder poet and essayist from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. He has published ten poetry collections, including Como luz de río / Like River Light (2019) and recently released the audio-poem collection Aurora Boreal. His work has been translated into several languages, and he has co-edited anthologies addressing femicide. Rojas holds a doctorate in Latin American literature from the University of Arizona, has been a poet-in-residence at the University of Coimbra, Portugal, and has served in academic leadership roles in the U.S. He is also a recipient of multiple literary awards and grants.
