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2014 State Finals
California Poetry Out Loud
March 23, 2014
4:00 p.m.
The Sheraton Grand Hotel
March 24, 2014
8:00 a.m.
The California State Senate Chamber
at the Capitol
Past Champions California Poetry Out Loud
2006 Ken Huffman
Sacramento County
2007 Karen Hong
Sonoma County
2008 Roshawnda Bettencourt
Placer County
2009 Spencer Klaven
Santa Barbara County
2010
Morgan Brown Monterey County
2011
Robert Marchand Monterey County
2012 Corbin Gomez
El Dorado County
2013 Arwa Arwan
Monterey County
Schedule of Events
March 23
Sheraton Grand Hotel, Sacramento
1:00 Check-in at registration table at the Sheraton Grand Hotel
2:00 Falor Room: County champions’ warm-up, photos
4:00 Magnolia Ballroom: Welcome by Kristin Margolis,
California Poetry Out Loud Coordinator
4:15 Introduction of Judges
4:20 Certificates presented
4:30 Round One
7:00 Dinner
March 24
Senate Chamber, State Capitol
7:15 Falor Room: Voice/Performance Warm-Ups
7:30 Champions escorted to the Senate Chamber
7:50 Champion photos at microphone in Senate
8:10 Welcome: Kristin Margolis, Competition Moderator
8:15 Round Two
Presentation of “Hero Award”
10:40 Intermission (time approximate)
10:55 Group photo; announcement of Round Three participants
11:00 Round Three
12:15 Winners announced, awards presented, photos taken
Welcome to the 9th Annual California Poetry Out
Loud Recitation Contest!
California Poetry Out Loud is the largest Poetry Out Loud competition in the nation, and 2014 is our largest contest yet. Thirty-five California counties participated in Poetry Out Loud this year. One of the county champions here today will be chosen to represent California in the national finals and be flown to Washington D.C. next month, courtesy of the National En-dowment for the Arts, to compete against win-ners from all the other states and U.S. territo-ries. It’s an exciting and tense couple of days for us here at the California Arts Council—our favorite two days of the year! We couldn’t be prouder of the exceptional young people we honor today in Sacramento.
The students whose competition you are about to witness are all out-standing. Over forty thousand California high school students participate in California Poetry Out Loud, and of those forty thousand, only thirty-five have made it to the state finals. At this level, the judges have the toughest job in the room.
We are grateful to the generous friends who enable us to enrich the ex-perience of the state finalists who have worked so diligently to excel. This year, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the National En-dowment for the Arts, and Christopher Coppola’s PAH Nation have do-nated additional funds for travel, hotel rooms, a celebratory dinner, awards, and a priceless opportunity for the county champions to get to know each other. It is these sponsors who help us transform the state finals into the celebratory event the finalists deserve.
The California Arts Council is pleased to partner with the National En-dowment for the Arts in producing California Poetry Out Loud. We great-ly appreciate the dedication and hard work of the local arts councils, district offices of education, high school teachers, California Poets in the Schools, parents, and—most of all—the tens of thousands of participat-ing students. We thank our sponsors, our expert panel of judges, all those who made Poetry Out Loud possible, and California Arts Council staff member Kristin Margolis, who so ably and enthusiastically leads the program.
We’re delighted to welcome you to this extraordinary event.
Craig Watson Director California Arts Council
Alameda County champion
California Poetry Out Loud 2014
School Oakland Military Institute
Poem 1 The Albatross by Kate Bass
Poem 2 The Affliction of Richard by Robert
Bridges (Pre)
Poem 3 The Layers by Stanley Kunitz (25)
Teacher Natalie Garcia
Page 6
El Dorado County champion
School Charter University Preparatory
Poem 1 Dover Beach by Matthew Arnold
(Pre)
Poem 2 Monet Refuses the Operation by Lisel
Mueller
Poem 3 A March in the Ranks Hard-Prest,
and the Road Unknown by Walt
Whitman (Pre) (25)
Teacher Kate Wells
"I feel that the Poetry Out Loud competition is a great opportunity
for me to show the passion I have for the literary arts and gives me
a sense of joy while representing my school in a creative and artful
way."
“I am thankful for the opportunity to be able to bring life and emotion
to these poems through the venue of Poetry Out Loud.”
Dylan Romero
Connor Ricketts
California Poetry Out Loud 2014 Page 7
Contra Costa County champion
School Las Lomas High
Poem 1 The Destruction of Sennacherib by Lord
Byron (George Gordon) (Pre) (25)
Poem 2 Miniver Cheevy by Edwin Arlington `
Robinson
Poem 3 The Poet at Seventeen by Larry
Levis
Teacher Wendy Reeves-Hampton
Humboldt County champion
School Northcoast Preparatory and
Performing Arts Academy
Poem 1 Requests for Toy Piano by Tony
Hoagland
Poem 2 The Maid’s Lament by Walter Savage
Landor (Pre)
Poem 3 Reverie in Open Air by Rita Dove
(25)
Teacher Jean Bazemore
Nicolas Krell
Victoria Baca
"To me, the arts mean expression. I’ll always remember Mom’s sto-
rytelling that taught me how to get my point across with words. I’ll
never forget Dad’s use of The Temptations to teach me that song
lyrics and rhythm help bring sense to unexplainable emotions. I’m
forever grateful to my drama teacher, Ms. Margie, who used acting
to help me tap into freedom in one of its most concentrated forms. I
thank God for my English teachers who introduce me to beautiful
words that have the power to make you feel.”
"I am constantly in awe of the incredible tactility words can possess;
poetry is terribly indulgent in that way. And this opportunity to share
and enjoy that indulgence at such a scale is truly marvelous."
California Poetry Out Loud 2014
School Big Pine Unified School District
Poem 1 Invictus by William Ernest Henley
(Pre) (25)
Poem 2 Ode by Arthur O'Shaughnessy (Pre)
(25)
Poem 3 Cold Blooded Creatures by Elinor
Wylie (25)
Teacher Tim Steele
Page 8
Inyo County champion
Lake County champion
School Lower Lake High School
Poem 1 Enough by Suzanne Buffam (25)
Poem 2 The End of the World by Dana Gioia
(25)
Poem 3 A Noiseless Patient Spider by Walt
Whitman (Pre) (25)
Teacher Lori White
Jacie Baker
“To me, the arts mean that I can step onto a stage, stand in front of an
audience, and whether its singing, acting, or dancing...for a moment in
time I relax. I lose myself in my performance and in doing so I don't
think about all the schoolwork I have or the work I need to do after
that's over. My worries melt away and I am simply at peace.”
"Happiness cannot be bought, it must be found through trying some-
thing new."
Robert Hamilton
California Poetry Out Loud 2014
School Hanford West High School
Poem 1 The Pulley by George Herbert (Pre)
(25)
Poem 2 The More Loving One by W.H. Auden
(25)
Poem 3 The Spider and the Fly (Pre) by
Mary Howitt
Teacher Elizabeth Kamerin
Page 9
Kings County champion
Lassen County champion
School Lassen High School
Poem 1 Dover Beach by Matthew Arnold
(Pre)
Poem 2 Her Kind by Anne Sexton (25)
Poem 3 April Love by Ernest Dowson
Teacher Tom Ready
Taylor Lindeman
“... I adore how poetry becomes a part of you as a human. I live for
the moments where poems I have internalized become a part of my
day. Moments when I see the poem that was written two hundred
years ago has significance today, in my life, will always hold
a majestic beauty to me.”
“Poetry Out Loud and The Arts in general are my life. I love perform-
ing, and Poetry Out Loud has given me a great opportunity to share
my passion with a whole new audience. It doesn’t matter whether it
is acting, singing, or sharing poetry, I love performing and I am nev-
er afraid to stand out. “
Mellissa Carpentieri
California Poetry Out Loud 2014 Page 10
Los Angeles County champion
Marin County champion
School San Gabriel High School
Poem 1 A March in the Ranks Hard-Prest,
and the Road Unknown by Walt
Whitman (Pre) (25)
Poem 2 Constantly Risking Absurdity (#15)
by Lawrence Ferlinghetti
Poem 3 High Noon at Los Alamos by Eleanor
Wilner
Teacher Katie Burkhart
School Marin School of the Arts
Poem 1 Ode for the American Dead in Asia
by Thomas McGrath
Poem 2 On Monsieur’s Departure by Queen
Elizabeth I (Pre) (25)
Poem 3 Baudelaire by Delmore Schwartz
Teacher Sue Sommer
Alex Luu
"Poetry Out Loud has helped me learn my voice and express my
emotions through reciting poetry and also inspiring me to write my
own. This competition has immersed me in an atmosphere full of
other talented reciters who appreciate poetry as much as I do. I've
had an unforgettable experience as a participant and competitor in
Poetry Out Loud."
"Recitation makes otherwise inaccessible, somewhat mysterious
language tangible ... whenever you expose yourself by way of poet-
ry, poetry spits the world's fears and joys right back at you. It is, in
essence, the art of storytelling."
Shayna Maci Warner
California Poetry Out Loud 2014 Page 11
Madera County champion
School Yosemite High School
Poem 1 Old Ironsides by Oliver Wendell
Holmes (Pre) (25)
Poem 2 The Mower by Philip Larkin (25)
Poem 3 Self-Inquiry Before the Job Interview
by Gary Soto
Teacher Kelly Solomon
Mendocino County champion
School Developing Virtue Girls Secondary
School
Poem 1 My Grandmother’s Love Letters by
Hart Crane
Poem 2 A Poison Tree by William Blake (Pre)
(25)
Poem 3 Dressing My Daughters by Mark
Jarman
Teacher Mack Bostick
Jocelyn Boe
Joanne Ho
“Poetry Out Loud is an outlet of your expressive soul.”
“Art is a physical expression of the human soul; indefinable, yet es-
sential to our very being.”
Monterey County champion
California Poetry Out Loud 2014 Page 12
Modoc County champion
School Surprise Valley High School
Poem 1 The Star by Ann Taylor, Jane Taylor
(Pre) (25)
Poem 2 Bilingual/Bilingue by Rhina P.
Espaillat (25)
Poem 3 Catch a Little Rhyme by Eve Merriam
(25)
Teacher David M. Schulz
School Pacific Grove High
Poem 1 Kubla Khan by Samuel Taylor
Coleridge (Pre)
Poem 2 An Arundel Tomb by Philip Larkin
Poem 3 Abandoned Farmhouse by Ted
Kooser (25)
Teacher Larry Haggquist
Alexis LameBull
Haley Walker
"When I'm standing up there, I want people to see into the world
within the poem."
“I believe every piece of art--whether a song, painting or poem-- tells
a story and communicates a message. To me, poetry is beautiful be-
cause it allows people to connect to one another on a profoundly emo-
tional level.”
California Poetry Out Loud 2014 Page 13
Mono County champion
School Mammoth Lakes Academy
Poem 1 Their Bodies by David Wagoner (25)
Poem 2 Baudelaire by Delmore Schwartz
Poem 3 The Sun Rising by John Donne (Pre)
Teacher Eva Poole Gilson
Napa County champion
School Justin-Siena High School
Poem 1 Echo by Christina Rossetti (Pre) (25)
Poem 2 The animals in that country by
Margaret Atwood Poem 3 The Destruction of Sennacherib by
Lord Byron (George Gordon)
Teacher Laura Weakley
Delia Biscorner
Kate Wilson
"It can be hard to express your emotions without embarrassment or
fear of ridicule. Through the words of others, I can relate my experi-
ences, feelings and thoughts to my audience: expressing love, appre-
ciation, fear, sadness, and anger in a way I would not otherwise be
able to.”
“Art reveals the souls of people. It is what makes us different from other animals, and the reason the difference is a positive one.”
California Poetry Out Loud 2014 Page 14
Nevada County champion
Placer County champion
School Nevada Union
Poem 1 Abandoned Farmhouse by Ted
Kooser (25)
Poem 2 The Farmer by W.D. Ehrhart (25)
Poem 3 The Charge of the Light Brigade by
Alfred, Lord Tennyson (Pre)
Teacher Steve Hansen
School Placer High School
Poem 1 a song in the front yard by
Gwendolyn Brooks (25)
Poem 2 Caged Bird by Maya Angelou
Poem 3 The Definition of Love by Andrew
Marvell (Pre)
Teacher Brittaney Haydon
Maya Thomas
“To me, Poetry Out Loud is a way of expressing myself. I can be me,
the real me, without fear of judgment from others. The arts are a
way I can tell my story in ways that I never thought I could, and I am
forever grateful for the experience.”
Wyatt Price
“I love the way I've gained a deeper level of understanding poetry by
working with Poetry Out Loud. I've learned how to express myself
through poetry, something I've never done before.”
California Poetry Out Loud 2014 Page 15
Riverside County champion
Orange County champion
School Canyon High School
Poem 1 I Am the People, the Mob by Carl
Sandburg (25)
Poem 2 Vigil Strange I Kept on the Field one
Night by Walt Whitman (Pre)
Poem 3 Greed by Philip Schultz
Teacher David Heck
School Xavier College Preparatory High
School
Poem 1 The Listeners by Walter De La Mare
Poem 2 Song of the Powers by David Mason
Poem 3 Love (III) by George Herbert (Pre)
(25)
Teacher Lori Davis
Nima Ostowari
“Reciting poetry acts as the means to the end goal of finding an out-
let for artistic expression. The Poetry Out Loud competition provides
me with such an outlet to which I can display and convey the mean-
ings of certain poems.”
"Poetry Out Loud has opened my eyes to the real meaning and
beauty of poetry, and I not only enjoy reciting poetry now, but also
find a lot of pleasure in watching others perform it."
Kristinely Afable
California Poetry Out Loud 2014
School John F. Kennedy High School
Poem 1 Angels by B. H. Fairchild (25)
Poem 2 Song: Go and catch a falling star by
John Donne (Pre)
Poem 3 Eddie Priest’s Barbershop & Notary
by Kevin Young
Teacher David Phanthai
Page 16
Sacramento County champion
San Francisco County champion
School Lowell High School
Poem 1 Thoughtless Cruelty by Charles
Lamb (Pre)
Poem 2 Buick by Karl Shapiro (25)
Poem 3 The Definition of Love by Andrew
Marvell (Pre)
Teacher Susan Terence
“Participating in Poetry Out Loud has unlocked emotions that I could
never articulate. Art is our universal dialect, this competition is refin-
ing my abilities to communicate it.”
Jbrill Kyser
Yael Vainberg
"My house could burn down, my heart could get broken, or my trust
could be crumpled, but one thing for sure is I will always have my
song, my poem."
California Poetry Out Loud 2014
School Valley Center High School
Poem 1 Fishing on the Susquehanna in July
by Billy Collins
Poem 2 Dirge Without Music by Edna St.
Vincent Millay (25)
Poem 3 Invictus by William Ernest Henley
(Pre) (25)
Teacher Crystal Rienick
Page 17
San Diego County champion
San Luis Obispo County champion
School Paso Robles High School
Poem 1 The Delta by Bruce Bond
Poem 2 Hartley Field by Connie Wanek
Poem 3 The Fair Singer by Andrew Marvell
(Pre) (25)
Teacher Aaron Cantrell
Alec Wingfield
“I think poetry and the arts are the key components of what it means
to be human; without them, there is no humanity. It’s our equivalent
to the force of a Jedi and in my opinion it can be just as powerful.”
“To me Poetry Out Loud means keeping the arts alive for today’s
youth. It means maintaining that sense of sacredness. Poetry is still
one of the purest forms of expression.”
Kaelie Rush
California Poetry Out Loud 2014 Page 18
Santa Barbara County champion
Siskiyou County champion
School Weed High School
Poem 1 One Art by Elizabeth Bishop (25)
Poem 2 Revenge by Letitia Elizabeth Landon
(Pre)
Poem 3 The Properly Scholarly Attitude by
Adelaide Crapsey
Teacher Caroline Hopper
School Pioneer Valley High School
Poem 1 Queens Cemetery, Setting Sun by
Lawrence Ferlinghetti
Poem 2 Ode by Arthur O'Shaughnessy (Pre)
(25)
Poem 3 Sanctuary by Jean Valentine (25)
Teacher Ben Rothstein
"The arts provide me an opportunity to step into another person's
experience, while at the same time, expressing my own. ... I love all
aspects of art; it allows me to express who I am and who I want to
be. Poetry Out Loud has given me a platform, with which I can crea-
tively display my abilities and passion for the significance of the
stage."
“Poetry, to me, is a reminder that expressing thoughts and emotions
is important. Poetry reminds me that I have the divine right to ex-
press myself; through poetry my soul is tangible and declares itself in
a voice that people will remember. Through poetry I can truly be
heard.”
Jessica Osborn
Elizabeth Ebrahimy
California Poetry Out Loud 2014 Page 19
Santa Clara County champion
Solano County champion
School Benicia High School
Poem 1 Old Ironsides by Oliver Wendell
Holmes (Pre) (25)
Poem 2 I Am! by John Clare (Pre) (25)
Poem 3 All This and More by Mary Karr
Teacher Kim Thompson
School Live Oak Academy
Poem 1 Broken Promises by David Kirby (25)
Poem 2 The Speakers by Weldon Kees (25)
Poem 3 Old Ironsides by Oliver Wendell
Holmes (Pre) (25)
Teacher Holly Coty
Ann Klingelhafer
"Poetry Out Loud allows me to explore the world of literature, to
expand my imagination, and to be able to share my world with oth-
ers around me."
“Poetry Out Loud is an amazing opportunity to explore the way being
spoken can change the feeling of a piece, can emphasis the soul con-
tained in the simple words. Poetry to me is the expression of the
heart and soul through words, spoken or written, and I have discov-
ered the power that vocal expression can add to an already amazing
poem.”
Joshua Bjurman
California Poetry Out Loud 2014 Page 20
Sonoma County champion
Sutter County champion
School Montgomery High School
Poem 1 Baudelaire by Delmore Schwartz
Poem 2 Movement Song by Audre Lorde
Poem 3 Echo by Christina Rosetti (Pre) (25)
Teacher Donna Holmes
School Marysville Charter Academy for the
Arts
Poem 1 Israfel by Edgar Allan Poe (Pre)
Poem 2 Pity the Beautiful by Dana Gioia (25)
Poem 3 Valentine by Elinor Wylie
Teacher Ruth Atkins
Gabrielle Mathews
"The Arts are about finding even the dustiest parts of yourself and
making them shine bright."
“To me, the arts are all about telling stories. I grew up on stories, and
I want to dedicate my life to sharing them.”
Kaitlyn Sackett
California Poetry Out Loud 2014 Page 21
Stanislaus County champion
Tuolumne County champion
School Enochs High School
Poem 1 In Love, His Grammar Grew by
Stephen Dunn (25)
Poem 2 War Ballad by Stanley Moss
Poem 3 The World Is Too Much With Us by
William Wordsworth (Pre) (25)
Teacher Chris Hayden
School Connections Visual & Performing Arts
Academy
Poem 1 The Bearer by Hayden Carruth
Poem 2 The Woman at the Washington Zoo
by Randall Jarell
Poem 3 A March in the Ranks Hard-Prest and
the Road Unknown by Walt Whitman
(Pre) (25)
Teacher Rick Foster
Kathryn Harlan-Gran
“The arts are mediums of expression that can reach everyone, re-
gardless of differences in personality or background. They allow us to
better understand ourselves and one another.”
"It is through language that the souls of the people are kept hungry
for knowledge and it is through words that the greatest civilizations
are magnificently built, but, for me, it is only through the harmoniza-
tion of words and artistic expression that I am set free."
Teresa Woods
California Poetry Out Loud 2014
School El Camino High School at Ventura
College
Poem 1 Immortal Autumn by Archibald
MacLeish (25)
Poem 2 Ode on a Grecian Urn by John Keats
(Pre)
Poem 3 Baudelaire by Delmore Schwartz
Teacher Louise Hewitt
Ventura County champion
Page 22
Yuba County champion
School Lindhurst High School
Poem 1 End of the World by Dana Goia (25)
Poem 2 End of Summer by Stanley Kunitz
Poem 3 The Albatross by Kate Bass (25)
Teacher Jonathan Kinsman
Miranda Mize
Sierra Van Houten
“Poetry Out Loud has been one of the best opportunities I have had
so far in high school. I have learned so much about these amazing
poets and have been given the opportunity to read so many beautiful
poems. My understanding and therefore appreciation for these poems
has grown so much through this competition. This has been such an
amazing experience, and I couldn’t be more honored to be amongst
this superb group of people.”
“Poetry Out Loud is not a competition. It's a social gathering. Being
able to see other kids grow nervous and fan themselves before step-
ping out on stage is something I can relate to. It's easier to feel other
competitors on a much more personal level since we all share a huge
passion for poetry.”
California Poetry Out Loud 2014 Page 23
Yolo County champion
School Esparto High School
Poem 1 Solitude by Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Pre) (
25)
Poem 2 [i carry your heart with me(i carry it in]
by e. e. cummings (25)
Poem 3 I Felt a Funeral, in my Brain (340) by
Emily Dickinson (Pre) (25)
Teacher Diana Rowland
EllaRose Eldon
“Poetry Out Loud is a way for young people to challenge themselves
outside of school in an environment that is both academic and crea-
tive.”
Musicians Mike McMullen, Saxophone Doug Pauly, Guitar
Photographer Jay R. Hart
Brought to you by...
Poetry Out Loud is an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts
and the Poetry Foundation, in partnership with U.S. state arts agencies.
California Poetry Out Loud is managed by the California Arts Council.
Additional support for California Poetry Out Loud 2014 was provided by
the National Endowment for the Arts, The William and Flora Hewlett
Foundation, and PAH Nation.
Judges
Accuracy Judge Brandon Cesmat’s writing appears in jour-
nals such as Perigee, Weber: the Contemporary West and Other Voices International. His most recent books are Light in All Directions (Poetic Matrix) and When Pigs Fall in Love (Caernarvon). He was the poetry editor for A Year in Ink, Vol. 5: San Diego Writers, Ink. He teaches liter-ature & writing at CSU San Marcos and is a past president of California
Poets in the Schools.
Prompter Jennifer Swanton Brown published her first po-
em in the Palo Alto Times when she was in the fifth grade. She complet-ed her Master of Liberal Arts at Stanford University in 2012, with a the-
sis on the domestic poetry of Eavan Boland. Jennifer has been a poet/teacher with California Poets in the Schools since 2001 and joined their Board of Directors in March 2013. Her poems have been published in multiple local journals, including Caesura and The DQM Review. In Octo-ber 2013, Jennifer became the second Poet Laureate of the City of Cu-pertino. You can follow her Poem-A-Day project “A Lane of Yellow” on Tumblr (http://laneofyellow.tumblr.com/) and other Cupertino Poet Lau-reate news at http://cupertinopoetlaureate.org.
Frances Phillips is program director for arts and the Creative
Work Fund at the Walter and Elise Haas Fund in San Francisco. She was executive director of Intersection for the Arts (1986-94)—San Francis-co’s oldest alternative arts space—and director and assistant director of the Poetry Center and American Poetry Archives at San Francisco State University (1980-86). She teaches Creative Writing at San Francisco State University. Phillips is the author of three small press books of po-etry from Kelsey Street Press and Hanging Loose Press. She served as a reviewer and poetry review editor for The Hungry Mind Review and also has published book reviews in Montemora, Poetry Flash, The San Jose Mercury News, The Washington Post, and other publications.
Christopher Coppola was appointed to the California Arts Council
by Gov. Jerry Brown in 2013. He is the Director of the Film Department at the San Francisco Art Institute. As President of Christopher R. Coppo-la Enterprises, he has been a champion of, and leader in, digital media for over a decade. In 2006 he created Project Accessible Hollywood (PAH), a nonprofit organization that brings digital empowerment to un-derserved communities and individuals worldwide. PAH seeks to educate “everyday” people on using simple digital media to express themselves artistically. To date, Coppola has held forty-four free digital media festi-vals, called PAH-fests, across the U.S. and abroad. Each PAH-fest brings technology, education and community engagement while supporting artistic expression through a digital storytelling competition. Since 1987 he has directed eight feature films and numerous television shows as well as developing and producing content for alternative distribution and interactive platforms. Coppola’s company also produces a reality show series, “The DigiVangelist,” which features Coppola seeking out the lat-est innovations in creative technology while keeping the heart and soul of the human endeavor intact.
Juan Felipe Herrera was appointed as California’s Poet Laureate
in 2012 by Gov. Jerry Brown. He is the first Hispanic writer to serve in the post. The son of migrant workers from Mexico, Mr. Herrera earned a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of California, Los Angeles, a Mas-ter of Arts in Social Anthropology from Stanford University and a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Iowa. He was elected to the Board of Chancellors for the Academy of American Poets in 2011, was awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship in Poetry in 2010, won the National Book Critics Circle Award in Poetry in 2009, in 2008, the PEN USA Award and two Latino Hall of Fame Awards in 2002 and 2000. Author of 29 books, he is Professor in the Department of Creative Writing at the University of California, Riverside.
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