Juan Felipe Herrera

Juan Felipe Herrera is the first Latino Poet Laureate of the United States (2015–16). Herrera is a performance artist and activist for migrants, Indigenous communities, and at-risk youth. Herrera grew up in California as the son of migrant farmers, which has strongly shaped much of his work. Herrera’s collection include Notes on Assemblage; Half of the World in Light, and children’s books: Calling The Doves, and Upside Down Boy.