(Tacna, Perú) is a poet, professor, and literary critic. He studied literature at UNMSM and earned his master's and doctorate in Spanish American literature at Tulane University (New Orleans, USA). He has taught at various universities in Peru and the United States and is currently a professor at West Texas A&M University. He has served as director and editorial board member of the journals Contextos and Tinta Expresa (UNMSM) and Lemma (USIL). In poetry, he has published the collections Desierto de lámparas, Para no perder la costumbre, and En seis estaciones, and is a co-author of the anthology Poesía en Tacna: 90s. In criticism, he has published the book Memorial del Desierto: La poesía insular de Segundo Cancino. He has been a compiler and contributor to the books Dama Tacneña y Fred Green S.J.: Homenaje en sus 100 años.
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