Oswaldo Vargas is a former farmworker, a graduate from the University of California, Davis and a 2021 recipient of the Undocupoets Fellowship. He has been anthologized in Nepantla: An Anthology Dedicated to Queer Poets of Color (Nightboat Books), Puro Chicanx Writers of the 21st Century (Cutthroat, A Journal Of The Arts and The Black Earth Institute) and Imaniman: Poets Writing in the Anzaldúan Borderlands (Aunt Lute). His work can also be seen in publications such as Narrative, Queen Mob's Teahouse, and The West Trade Review. He lives and dreams in Sacramento, California.