David A. Romero (born 1984, Fontana, California) is a Mexican-American spoken word poet, activist, and publisher from Diamond Bar, California. A USC graduate in Cinema-Television and Philosophy, he is the author of My Name Is Romero (FlowerSong Press, 2020), exploring Chicano identity and the politics of naming, and Diamond Bars 2 (Moon Tide Press, 2024). He co-founded El Martillo Press, an independent publisher for working-class and Latinx voices. Romero has performed at nearly a hundred colleges and universities across 34 states and internationally. His poem You Were Born a Tree was sent to the Moon by NASA in 2025 as part of the Lunar Codex.