José Angel Araguz's most recent collection is AN EMPTY POT'S DARKNESS (Airlie Press, 2019). His poetry, creative nonfiction, and book reviews have appeared in Prairie Schooner,< i>Poetry International, The Acentos Review, and Oxidant | Engine among other places. He blogs at The Friday Influence. José is an Assistant Professor at Suffolk University where he serves as Editor- in-Chief of Salamander and is also a faculty member of the Solstice Low-Residency MFA Program.