Eddie Vega (the Taco-Poet of Texas) is a poet, storyteller, and educator. He is the author of Chicharra Chorus (FlowerSong Press, 2019) and Somos Nopales (FlowerSong Press, 2024). His poetry appears along the San Pedro Creek Cultural Park and he edited a collection of poems written by South Texans entitled, Asina is How We Talk. Vega is a Macondo Writers Workshop Fellow and currently serves as the 7th Poet Laureate of San Antonio.

Website: tacopoet.com

Twitter Username: @eltacolico

Publications

• Chicharra Chorus , FlowerSong Press (May 2019)
• Asina is How We Talk , FlowerSong Press (November 20, 2022)
• Somos Nopales , FlowerSong Press (February 1, 2024)

Awards

• Luminaria Literary Arts Grant Recipient(2021)
• Poet Laureate of San Antonio(2024)

Degrees

• Bachelor of Arts in Theology from St. Mary's University (TX) (May 1999)

Genres of Interest

Fiction, Poetry