Diego Báez
Diego Báez is a poet, writer, educator, and abolitionist who lives in Chicago.
Early life
[edit]Báez is of Paraguayan-American descent.[1][2] He grew up in central Illinois.[3][4]
Education
[edit]He received an MFA in creative writing from Rutgers University in Newark.[3][5]
Career
[edit]Báez writes fiction, nonfiction, book reviews, essays, and poetry.[6] His poetry touches on many themes, including the Guaraní and American experiences, hyphenate identities, colonialism, cultural erasure, nostalgia, and music.[1][7][8][9] His writing has also explored "the way globalizing language flattens the interplay and overlap of capital, ethnic identity, race, place, and nation."[7] He writes in English, Guaraní, and Spanish.[1]
His work has been published in the Boston Globe, Granta, Georgia Review, the Los Angeles Review of Books, among others.[10][11] Báez published Yaguareté White, a collection of poems, in 2024.[1]
He was the inaugural fellow at CantoMundo in 2010 and has received fellowships at the Surge Institute, as well as the Poetry Foundation's Incubator for Community-Engaged Poet.[1][2][12][13]
He teaches at the City Colleges in Chicago in interdisciplinary studies.[11][14]
Personal life
[edit]Báez identifies as an abolitionist.[7][15] He also has an interest in Formula One racing.[8][16]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e M, J. (2024-02-21). "Ternary Rhythms: An Interview With Diego Báez - Hypertext Magazine". www.hypertextmag.com. Retrieved 2025-04-15.
- ^ a b "Diego Báez". The Poetry Foundation. Retrieved 2025-04-15.
- ^ a b Chicago, I. L. (2023-07-14). "Diego Báez". Poets & Writers. Retrieved 2025-04-15.
- ^ LaClaire, Scott (2021-03-04). "Báez, Diego - The Georgia Review". Retrieved 2025-04-15.
- ^ Báez, Diego. "Diego Báez". Literary Hub. Retrieved 2025-04-15.
- ^ "Diego Báez". Polyphony Lit. Retrieved 2025-04-15.
- ^ a b c Chaffa, Mandana (2024-02-21). "A Welcome Displacement: Diego Báez On Memory, Language and Belonging". Chicago Review of Books. Retrieved 2025-04-15.
- ^ a b "Five Questions for Diego Báez". UAPress. 2024-01-18. Retrieved 2025-04-15.
- ^ "Diego Báez — Inheritance". The On Being Project. Retrieved 2025-04-15.
- ^ "Midnight on Lake Michigan". Granta. 2009-09-16. Retrieved 2025-04-15.
- ^ a b "Diego Báez 2024". Lit & Luz. Retrieved 2025-04-15.
- ^ "The Citizen Newspaper Group". citizennewspapergroup.com. Retrieved 2025-04-15.
- ^ "Diego Báez Archives". Writer's Digest. Retrieved 2025-04-15.
- ^ Olivas, Daniel A. (2024-02-19). "The Tightrope Walk between Authenticity and Fraudulence: A Conversation with Diego Báez". The Rumpus. Retrieved 2025-04-15.
- ^ "Abolition, Anarchism, and a Question of Action". Alta Online. 2023-08-24. Retrieved 2025-04-15.
- ^ "Interview: Diego Báez Debuts New Poetry Collection, Yaguarete White". Third Coast Review. 2024-02-19. Retrieved 2025-04-15.