Elidio La Torre Lagares Author

Elidio La Torre Lagares is a writer, scholar, and professor in the Department of Comparative Literature at the University of Puerto Rico. He holds a PhD in Puerto Rican and Hispanic-American Literature and an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Texas at El Paso. His research explores hyperglossia, dispositif theory, and post-narrative textualities, with a focus on Latin American, Caribbean, and World Literature. A prolific author, his publications span poetry, fiction, and academic essays, including Wonderful Wasteland and Other Natural Disasters (2019), Aguacerando (2025). He has presented widely at international conferences and has served as a mentor and thesis advisor in multiple graduate programs. His work bridges literary experimentation and critical theory, engaging with questions of identity, space, and excess in contemporary literature. He is also the founder of the MFA in Creative Writing at the University of Puerto Rico.