David Antonio Reyes, born and raised in El Paso, TX, received a BA from the University of Texas at El Paso and completed his MFA at New Mexico State University. His work has appeared in POETRY, Gulf Coast, The Bayou Review, Acentos Review, and Borderzine, among others. He is an English Lecturer at the University of Arizona Writing Program and has also taught English Composition at New Mexico State University and El Paso Community College.