José Emilio Pacheco Berny audioⓘ (30 June 1939 – 26 January 2014)[1] was a Mexican poet, essayist, novelist and short story writer.

He is regarded as one of the major Mexican poets of the second half of the 20th century.

The Berlin International Literature Festival has praised him as "one of the most significant contemporary Latin American poets".

[5] He was elected by unanimous acclaim to the Mexican Academy (Academia Mexicana de la Lengua) on 28 March 2006.

He was a member of The National College (El Colegio Nacional) since 1986.