JOSEPH DELGADO was born and raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He graduated from Saint Pius X High School in Albuquerque and attended The College of Santa Fe. His work has previously appeared in The Santa Fe Literary Review, Trajectory, and Collective Brightness: LBGTQ Poets on Spirituality (Sibling Rivalry Press). He currently resides on the Fort Mojave Indian Reservation in Mohave Valley, Arizona.