Academic Background: B.A., UCLA; M.F.A., University of Iowa.
Research Interests: Chicano literature, poetry, and performance art.
Appointments: Professor of English, UCLA; U.S. Poet Laureate, 2015-2017.
Awards: National Book Critics Circle Award; Guggenheim Fellowship.
Publications: Author of Notes on the Assemblage (City Lights, 2015).
Additional Contributions: Public poetry readings and workshops.