Aaron Angello is a writer and theatre artist living and working in Frederick, Maryland. He received his MFA and PhD from the University of Colorado Boulder. Currently, he teaches writing and literature at Hood College, where he also is director of the theatre program. His poetry and essays have appeared in numerous journals, and his genre-defying book The Fact of Memory: 114 Ruminations and Fabrications was published in 2022 by Rose Metal Press. Most recently, he directed poet Sommer Browning in her one-woman play, Good Actors.