David Huerta is a poet, journalist, critic, essayist, translator, and activist who was born, and still lives, in Mexico City. In 2006 Huerta was awarded the Xavier Villaurrutia Prize, Mexico’s most prestigious literary award, for his book Versión (1998) as well as for the body of his poetic work. Huerta has been a member of the Sistema Nacional de Creadores de Arte since 2003, through which he has mentored many younger poets.