Darlene Pagán

Darlene Pagán is a poet, essayist, and professor at Pacific University in Oregon, where she teaches creative writing and literature. She previously served as a member of Airlie Press, a Portland-based poetry collective. Her poetry collection Setting the Fires (Airlie Press, 2015) was reviewed in the Oregon Poetry Association and Mom Egg Review. A middle grade fantasy, Lucía and the Sombra Trees, is forthcoming in 2027.