Marcelo Hernandez Castillo is a professor of creative writing at St. Mary's University in California. He is one of the founders of Undocupoets, an organization that helped remove the requirement of U.S. citizenship in several major first-book poetry awards. He is regarded as one of the most promising Latinx writers, and his work has been praised by multiple national outlets. In this interview with Hector Rendón, Marcelo shares how literature has become a passport in his life that has allowed him to navigate various worlds. He also talks about his current projects, and much more.

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