CumpiánCarlos Cumpián a Chicagoan originally from Texas. In 2000, he was recognized with a Gwendolyn Brooks Significant Illinois Poet Award. He is a member of Macondo literary organization, and a board member of an educational non-profit California-based oranization MeXicanos2070; Cumpián is also the co-founder of March/Abrazo Press, the first Chicana, Indigenous and Latino/a/x small press in Illinois which was established in 1982. Cumpián has been included in more than thirty poetry anthologies, including the Norton Anthology Telling Stories. Before becoming a teacher, he worked with various social service organizations such as ASPIRA and public relations for the Chicago Public Library. Cumpián has taught creative writing and poetry through community arts organizations including the National Museum of Mexican Art, Urban Gateways and as a writer-in residence funded by the Illinois Arts Council. Cumpián taught in the English Department of Columbia College Chicago and in the Chicago Public School and Charter school system. Read More Read Less