Rubén Merriwether Peña holds a doctorate in Latin American literature from Penn State University. His academic research focuses on Vicente Huidobro’s creacionismo and other Spanish American and Luso-Brazilian avant-garde movements of the early twentieth century. A laureate of the Instituto de Estudios Vallejianos, Peña’s creative work appears in the US in journals such as Linden Lane Magazine, Chasqui, La Marca Hispánica, and The Bitter Oleander.