Rafael Campo

Rafael Campo (born 1964 New Jersey) is an American poet, doctor, and author.

Early life and education Rafael Campo was born on November 24, 1964, in Dover, New Jersey to a Cuban Italian family.

Campo graduated with a BA and MA from Amherst College. He served as a resident poet at Brandeis University and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He frequently reads at colleges, including Brown University, Stanford University, and Colby-Sawyer College. He formerly taught in the Lesley University low-residency MFA writing program in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Poetry His writing focuses on themes that promote equality and justice for gay people, people of color, and working-class people. His work has served as the inspiration for composers and other artists. His poem "Silence=Death" was set by composer Joseph Hallman and premiered as part of the AIDS Quilt Songbook Project. His work was included in the "Best American Poetry and Pushcart Prize" anthologies and has been published on numerous occasions in periodicals such as The Los Angeles Times, The New York Times Magazine, and The Washington Post "Book World". National Poetry Series, the Lambda Literary Award 1997 Guggenheim Fellowship.

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