Between The Books

Between the Books, Collection of Poetry 2, 1983-1990 is about my college years. It's a new phase. In some ways, a new me emerged. In some ways, the old me never left. My college years is where I found and lost so many special friends, love and even myself. But thanks to all my friends, my college years is where and when I felt most acknowledged and respected by the people around me.

My college years gave me knowledge on what issues I was learning in each class and I thought that knowledge did not spill to my daily life outside of the school. However, looking back, with all the losses, voids and turmoil, I found my strength, courage, determination and purpose.

I was born in Mexico City in 1963. In January of 1973, I immigrated and reunited with my family in the California Central Valley. I attended elementary schools and high school in Atwater, junior college in Merced and the university in Turlock California. Officially, I began writing at age in Spanish. I began writing in English in my college years and soon after, I began to translate my own work in both languages.