Urayoán Noel (b. 1976, San Juan) is a poet, performer, critic, and translator who teaches at New York University. His eighth book of poetry, Transversal, is forthcoming from the University of Arizona Press. His poetry is part of the Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico’s permanent exhibition and appears in anthologies such as El canon abierto: última poesía en español, 1970–1985 (Visor).