Sara Borjas

Sara Borjas is an Assistant Professor in the Department of English at California State University, East Bay (CSUEB). She is a Xicanx pocha poet and educator, specializing in creative writing and Chicana/o literature. Her work explores themes of cultural assimilation, gender, and resistance to white supremacy. She co-advises Ocaam's Razor, the student-run literary magazine, and co-hosts the Distinguished Writers Series. Her debut poetry collection, Heart Like a Window, Mouth Like a Cliff (Noemi Press, 2019), received the 2020 American Book Award. Borjas has been recognized as a 2019 Debut Poet by Poets & Writers and holds fellowships from prestigious institutions like MacDowell and Sewanee Writers Conference. Her writing appears in Ploughshares, The Rumpus, and The Academy of American Poets.

Her research and activism emphasize Black liberation and anti-white supremacy. She maintains an active online presence through her personal website, www.saraborjas.com.