David Huerta (1949–2022, Mexico City) was one of Mexico’s most beloved authors of the late 20th and early 21st century. An acclaimed poet, essayist, critic, journalist, translator, and cultural activist, Huerta published over three dozen books, including twenty-seven collections of poetry. He wrote for many national newspapers and literary journals, including El Universal, Letras Libres, and Proceso, and taught literature and writing across the country, including at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México and the Universidad Autónoma de la Ciudad de México. Among the honors he received were the Diana Moreno Toscano Prize (1972), the Carlos Pellicer National Prize for Poetry (1990), the Xavier Villarrutia Prize (2006), the José Emilio Pacheco Prize for Excellence in Letters (2018), and the FIL Prize for Literature in Romance Languages (2019). Huerta was acclaimed for his writing, beloved for his generosity, and admired for fearlessly standing up to power in poetry and prose.