Diego Báez

Diego Báez is a poet, writer, educator, and abolitionist who lives in Chicago.

Early life Báez is of Paraguayan-American descent. He grew up in central Illinois.

Education He received an MFA in creative writing from Rutgers University in Newark.

Career Báez writes fiction, nonfiction, book reviews, essays, and poetry. His poetry touches on many themes, including the Guaraní and American experiences, hyphenate identities, colonialism, cultural erasure, nostalgia, and music. His writing has also explored "the way globalizing language flattens the interplay and overlap of capital, ethnic identity, race, place, and nation." Báez published Yaguareté White, a collection of poems, in 2024.

He teaches at the City Colleges in Chicago in interdisciplinary studies.

Personal life Báez identifies as an abolitionist. He also has an interest in Formula One racing.