Paola Capó-Garcia

Paola Capó-García is a poet and educator from San Juan, Puerto Rico. She currently designs professional development opportunities for educators as part of the High Tech High Graduate School of Education, where she also teaches and mentors early-career teachers. Previously, Capó- Garcia taught English Language Arts at High Tech High Media Arts, using poetry as a vehicle for project-based learning. She taught at UC San Diego and UC Davis, where she earned an MFA in Creative Writing and an MA in English, respectively. She graduated from Syracuse University in 2009 with a Bachelor of Science in Magazine Journalism and English & Textual Studies. She is the author of “Clap for Me That’s not Me” (2018), selected by D.A. Powell as the winner of Rescue Press’ 2017 Black Box Poetry Prize. Capó- Garcia resides in San Diego, where she will serve as the City’s Poet Laureate until 2027.