Arizona’s inaugural poet laureate, a recent chancellor of the Academy of American Poets, and director of the Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing, Alberto Álvaro Ríos has taught at Arizona State University since 1982. The author of twelve collections of poetry and a finalist for the National Book Award, Ríos is also the host of the PBS programs "Art in the 48" and "Books & Co." His most recent published work is "Every Sound is not a Wolf."
Awards: Guggenheim Fellow, Pushcart Prize, Walt Whitman Award, PEN Beyond Margins Award, Western Literature Association Distinguished Achievement Award, Latino Literary Hall of Fame Award, etc.
Communities: Arizona Author, Hispanic or Latinx, Mixed Race
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