Alberto Ríos

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Alberto Ríos is a prominent Chicano poet and writer whose work explores Mexican American identity, culture, and the U.S.–Mexico borderlands.

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instanceOf Chicano writer
person
poet
professor
academicDegree MFA in creative writing
almaMater University of Arizona
appointedAs Arizona Poet Laureate in 2013
awardReceived Arizona Governor’s Arts Award
National Book Award finalist
Walt Whitman Award
Western States Book Award
birthDate 1952-09-18
birthPlace Nogales, Arizona, United States
linked to: Nogales, Arizona
birthYear 1952
educatedAt University of Arizona
employer Arizona State University
ethnicBackground Mexican American
ethnicIdentity Chicano
familyName Ríos
genre memoir
poetry
short stories
givenName Alberto
knownFor Chicano literature
poetry exploring Mexican American identity
writing about U.S.–Mexico borderlands
language English
Spanish
literaryMovement Chicano literature
name Alberto Álvaro Ríos
nationality American
notableWork A Small Story About the Sky
Capirotada: A Nogales Memoir
The Smallest Muscle in the Human Body
The Theater of Night
Whispering to Fool the Wind
occupation poet
university professor
writer
position Arizona Poet Laureate
Katharine C. Turner Endowed Chair in English
Regents Professor at Arizona State University
residence Arizona, United States
linked to: Arizona
theme Mexican American identity
U.S.–Mexico borderlands
bilingual and bicultural experience
family and memory
workInstitution Arizona State University

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Chicano literature hasNotableAuthor Alberto Ríos