Joaquín Zihuatanejo was awarded the 2017 Anhinga Press-Robert Dana Prize for Poetry. His latest collection, Arsonist, was published by Anhinga Press in September of 2018. His work has been featured in Prairie Schooner, Sonora Review, Huizache, and Southwestern American Literature among other journals and anthologies. Joaquín received his MFA from the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico where he now teaches Performance Poetry 101 to undergrad students. His work has been featured on NBC, HBO, and NPR in Historias and The National Teachers Initiative.

Joaquín has two passions in his life, his partner, Aída and poetry, always in that order.