Peruvian-born Cuban poet, editor, and translator Orlando Ricardo Menes immigrated to Miami with his family at age 10. He earned a BA and an MA at the University of Florida and a PhD at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Menes is the recipient of a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts. A professor at the University of Notre Dame since 2000, he lives in northern Indiana. In his poems, Menes explores themes of identity, family, faith, and sustenance.