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Lorna dee cervantes!
Lorna Dee Cervantes
American poet (born 1954)
Lorna Dee Cervantes | |
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| Born | August 6, 1954 San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Poet, philosopher, publisher, editor, professor |
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| Notable works | From the Cables of Genocide: Poems on Love and Hunger; Emplumada |
| Notable awards | American Book Award, NEA Fellowship, Pushcart Prize |
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Lorna Dee Cervantes (born August 6, 1954) is an American poet and activist, who is considered one of the greatest figures in Chicano poetry. She has been described by Alurista as "probably the best Chicana poet active today."[1]
Early life
Cervantes was born in 1954 in the Mission District of San Francisco, and is of Mexican and Chumash ancestry.[2] After her parents divorced when she was five, she grew up in San Jose with her mother, grandmother and brother.[2] She grew up speaking English exclusively. This was stri Settings!