Orlando White is originally from Tólikan, Arizona. He is Diné (Navajo) of the Naaneesht’ézhi Tábaahí (Zuni Water’s Edge Clan) and born for the Naakai Diné’e (Mexican Clan).

He holds a BFA in creative writing from the Institute of American Indian Arts and an MFA from Brown University. His poems have appeared in Bombay Gin, In Posse Review, Oregon Literary Review, Ploughshares, They Are Flying Planes, 26 Magazine, and elsewhere.

He has taught and been a visiting writer at Brown University, Colgate University, and Naropa University’s summer writing program. Currently he is teaching poetry and composition at The Art Center Design College and the Institute of American Indian Arts. He now lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Bone Light is his first book.