A Natural History of Chicano Literature: Juan Felipe Herrera

Juan Felipe Herrera traveled as a child with his parents through many small farming towns and cities in California, until finally settling in San Diego. He has taught poetry from kindergarten to the university level and is the author of numerous poetry and children's books, including Calling The Doves, which won the Ezra Jack Keats Award, and Crashboomlove, which was prized with the Americas Award. He also wrote Upside Down Boy, which was adapted into a musical in New York City, and Laughing Out Loud, I Fly, winner of a Pura Belpré honor award. He holds the Tomás Rivera Endowed Chair in Creative Writing at the University of California, Riverside. [9/2005] [Humanities] [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 11119]

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[Tejasisfree]

Tlazokamali juan felipe you're a natural and a pro-poet from way back, before barcodes and book store chains. It's wonderful how you shared your corner library de chapbooks that most people won't ever see. Que viva floricanos, cantos al pueblo, and nuestro carnal Coahiltecan tejano poet raulrsalinas!

Mitlan has welcomed many from the first onda,

will the younger poetas known them? You keep the fires burning. Abrazos, a reader.

[anaid509]

Your ignorance is very funny. You should go back and learn history because California was mexico and so was much of the west. Meaning (if ur lil peanut head brain hasn't figured it out) that mexicans were there before your stinky european butt. "dignit and self-respect" is something you know nothing about. So if you hate it so much go cross the big ass atlantic or pacific ocean from which your people came from and go back to your country. Ignorante, sorry excuse for a human being...

[janesatorres]

I was wondering what Chicano is.  Funny. And it was so obvious! Somewhat a biography.

[nicoginochico]

Go to ebay and type in chicano flag buy one AMERICAN Heritage Flags Inc

[mordiditamia]

oh my goodness, most of the commentators on here have NO idea at all what a poet or what poetry is! The drama and the beauty of family, struggle, language....go beyond borders.....this is what Poetry Is. I guess you can't teach poetry to a bunch of haters. Haters, haters, who are you? You got nothing but hate to do!

[adric137]

interesting

[Valentin0o]

I'm sorry for your abuse growing up, but you should learn to forgive your parents in order to be a healthy individual.

If you need help please message me, I'm a psycologist.

[jimj122680]

If you want to know what's wrong with mEhico, perhaps you should ask one of the millions of border jumping beaners from mEhico who are currently living in the USA (illegaly). Obviously there must be problems in mEhico if beaners would leave their family and come here illegally. Don't you think... eh dumbshit?

If you haven't been to mEhico, I suggest you visit that craphole and witness the endless poverty for yourself. Beaners should join EZLN instead of coming here and fuking up the USA.

[dubernard85]

what the fuck u lil fucker!!! im mexican n i had never been inside ur country, however i speak ur language,let me tell u that u are most fucked up mother fucker in the world, surely ur mom was raped by a mexican and ur dad is a redneck, fuck u man i hope i could see ur racist sick face and erase it from this world, u are a shame for the human race fuckin fagget

[baholbert]

Juan is one of the great human beings on the planet, let alone one of the great poets. I spent two years with the man in Iowa at the Writers Workshop, and there was no one more decent or humane or funny or more energetic. Those of you reacting to him from your weariness of political correctness or white guilt don't know the man. His genius is not a product of race its a product of Juan. Race is a vital context, but Juan would be a genius on Mars.

[chopanromita]

who's leeching who? aqui estamos y no nos vamos! aqui nacimos y aqui morimos! haters! somos parte de este pais , como la tierra misma, la tierrra arida de arizona, la tierra fertil de california,pertenecemos a esta tierra y viceversa, somos de ella y ella es nuestra, no hay camino hacia atras,aceptanos , atacanos, o ingnoranos, pero nadie puede negar esta realidad , WE ARE HERRE FOR EVER!