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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