María Luisa Arroyo

María Luisa Arroyo (?-present) is a Puerto Rican poet raised in Springfield, Massachusetts. She received a BA from Colby College, an MA from Tufts University, and an MFA from Pine Manor College. Arroyo is the author of Gathering Words/Recogiendo palabras and was named the inaugural Poet Laureate of Springfield, Massachusetts in 2014. Source