Daniel Romo

Poet

Long Beach, CA

California US

Email:

danjromo@gmail.com

Website:

danieljromo.com/

Author's Bio

Daniel Romo is the author of American Manscape (Moon Tide Press 2026), Bum Knees and Grieving Sunsets (FlowerSong Press 2023), Moonlighting as an Avalanche (Tebot Bach 2021), Apologies in Reverse (FutureCycle Press 2019), and other books. His work can be found in The Los Angeles Review, MAYDAY, Yemassee, Hotel Amerika, and elsewhere. He received an MFA from Queens University of Charlotte, and he lives, writes, and rides his bikes in Long Beach, CA. More at danieljromo.com.

Publications & Prizes

Anthologies:

Arriba Baseball: A Collection of Latino/a Baseball Fiction (VAO Publishing, 2013)

Don't Blame the Ugly Mug: 10 Years of 2 Idiots Peddling Poetry (Tebot Bach, 2011)

Pop Art: An Anthology of Southern California Poetry (Moon Tide Press, 2010)

Books:

Bum Knees and Grieving Sunsets (FlowerSong Press, 2023)

Moonlighting as an Avalanche (Tebot Bach, 2021)

Apologies in Reverse (FutureCycle Press, 2019)

When Kerosene's Involved (Mojave River Press, 2014)

Romancing Gravity (Silver Birch Press, 2013)

Journals:

Barrelhouse

Yemassee

Gargoyle Magazine

Hotel Amerika

Los Angeles Review

Mayday Magazine

THRUSH Poetry Journal

More Information

Gives readings:

Yes

Travels for readings:

Yes

Identifies as:

Latino/Latina/Latinx

Prefers to work with:

Any

Born in:

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Last update: Jun 18, 2025