Paul S Flores

Paul S. Flores is a published poet, performance artist and playwright. He was raised in Chula Vista, CA and spent much of his youth in Tijuana, Mexico. Flores’ PEN Award winning novel Along The Border Lies reflects this experience. In 1995, Flores moved to San Francisco to complete the MFA Creative Writing Program at San Francisco State University. Flores co-founded the Latino poetry performance group Los Delicados: Poetas del Sol along with Darren J. De Leon and Norman Zelaya. His spoken word poem “Brown Dreams” from Def Poetry on HBO has been viewed on YouTube 100,000 times, and continues to inform and influence young people all over the United States. Flores’ playwright credits include: On The Hill: I Am Alex Nieto, PLACAS, You're Gonna Cry, REPRESENTA! and more.