David Tomas Martinez's debut collection of poetry, Hustle, was released in 2014 by Sarabande Books, winning the New England Book Festival's prize in poetry, the Devil's Kitchen Reading Award, and honorable mention in the Antonio Cisneros Del Moral prize. The 2015 recipient of the Verlaine Prize and a Pushcart Prize, he has also been a Breadloaf and CantoMundo Fellow.