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Ricardo Sánchez (29 March 1941 – 3 September 1995) was a writer, poet, professor, and activist. Sometimes called the "grandfather of Chicano poetry," Sánchez gained national acclaim for his 1971 poetry collection Canto y Grito Mi Liberacion.
Salinas is regarded as "one of the founding fathers of Chicano poetry in America." [6] While a student at California State University Fresno Salinas published his first book, Crazy Gypsy, which sold well and earned him a reputation as both "a Chicano poet and as one of the leaders of the 'Fresno School' of poets, which included Gary Soto, Ernesto Trejo, Leonard Adame and others."
Raúl R. Salinas (March 17, 1934 - February 13, 2008), better known by his pen name raúlrsalinas, was an American pinto poet, memoirist, social activist, and prison journalist. [1] Much of raúlrsalinas' writing was grounded in arguments for social justice and human rights. [ 2 ]
Chicano poets focused on the effects of racism on the Chicana/o community and the perseverance of Chicanos to maintain their cultural, political, and social identity. Nephtalí De León was one early pioneer, writing a poetry book Chicanos in the early 1960s as well as the poems "Hey, Mr. President, Man!," "Coca Cola Dream," and "Chicano Popcorn."
Juan Felipe Herrera (born on December 27, 1948) is an American poet, performer, writer, toonist, teacher, and activist. Herrera was the 21st United States Poet Laureate from 2015 to 2017. [ 1 ] He is a major figure in the literary field of Chicano poetry .
Jul. 25—Fifty years ago on Thursday, what some consider the most destructive riot in U.S. history, erupted at Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester. July 27, 1973, started as a regular day at ...
Luis Javier Rodriguez (born 1954) is an American poet, novelist, journalist, critic, and columnist.He was the 2014 Los Angeles Poet Laureate. [1] Rodriguez is recognized as a major figure in contemporary Chicano literature, [2] identifying himself as a native Xicanx writer. [3]
Who is National Humanities Medalist Joy Harjo? A Tulsa native and Muscogee Nation citizen, Harjo in 2019 became the first Oklahoman and first Native American to be named the U.S. Poet Laureate.The ...