Alejandro Murguía (born August 15, 1949),[1] is an American poet, short story writer, educator, and editor.

[3] Alejandro Murguía was born on August 15, 1949, in the United States, and he was raised in Mexico after the death of his mother.

[1] He moved from Los Angeles to San Francisco in the early 1970s[4] He has a B.A.

[1] Murguía teaches Latina/Latino Studies at San Francisco State University.

[3] In 2012, he was named San Francisco Poet Laureate by mayor Ed Lee.