Ricardo Ruiz

Ricardo Ruiz (he/him) is a poet and prose writer and the author of We Had Our Reasons (Pulley Press, 2022). The son of potato factory workers, Ruiz draws from his experience as a first-generation Mexican American and from his military service. In the military, Ruiz earned the rank of staff sergeant while serving on four deployments, two in Afghanistan. He earned an associate’s degree from Big Bend Community College and a BA in creative writing from the University of Washington. He is passionate about elevating marginalized voices from rural communities.