Byron Aspaas

Byron F. Aspaas is a Diné (Navajo) poet and adjunct faculty member at Western Colorado University's Graduate Program in Creative Writing. He teaches remotely while also offering continuing education courses at the Institute of American Indian Arts and the Identity Project.

His work has appeared in journals such as

• RedInk
• Yellow Medicine Review
• Denver Quarterly
• The Diné Reader

. Aspaas holds both MFA and BFA degrees in Creative Writing from the Institute of American Indian Arts.

Research focuses on Indigenous poetic traditions, cultural storytelling, and contemporary Diné literature. He contributes to graduate-level creative writing pedagogy and community-based educational initiatives.