Born in Guatemala City in 1952, Toledo studied literature at the San Carlos University. She then attended Pittsburgh University where she obtained both a master"s degree (1997) and a doctorate (2001) in Latin American literature and culture.
She has taught abroad at the University of Alabama, the University of Toulouse II – Le Mirail and the University of Arizona and in Guatemala at Rafael Landívar University and at the Centro de Investigaciones Regionales de Mesoamérica (CIRMA). In her Pezóculos (2001), the 14 short stories at the beginning of the book present female characters who suffer the kind of social pressures women so often experience. Then come 10 texts in poetic prose with philosophical reflections stemming from Toledo"s academic background.
Aida Toledo is married to Enrique Noriega (born 1949), another award-winning poet from Guatemala.
One of Central America"s most significant poets, Toledo"s work exhibits an intimately sensual flavour of provocative feminism.
