Jose B. Gonzalez Explained

Jose B. Gonzalez
Birth Place:San Salvador, El Salvador
Occupation:Poet, Educator, Featured Speaker
Nationality:American
Genre:Poetry

Jose B. Gonzalez is a Latino poet and educator.

Gonzalez authored the poetry collections, Toys Made of Rock (Bilingual Review Press, 2015),[1] and When Love Was Reels (Arte Public Press, 2017),[2] and with John S. Christie, served as Co-Editor of Latino Boom: An Anthology of U.S. Latino Literature.[3] He was born in San Salvador, El Salvador in 1967, where he lived until he was eight. After his father and then his mother migrated to the U.S., he rejoined his family when he migrated to New London, Connecticut in 1976.

A photograph of him as a child in El Salvador and lines from his poetry are featured in the Smithsonian National Museum of American History.[4] He has appeared as a guest poet on Univision and American Latino TV and has been a contributor to Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education and National Public Radio (NPR).[5] He has also been featured in CBS New Radio. [6]

His poetry has been published in such journals as Quercus Review, Callaloo, The Teacher's Voice, Palabra, Acentos Review, and Colere, and anthologies including the Norton Anthology of American Literature, Coloring Book, Nantucket: A Collection, and Latino Boom: An Anthology of U.S. Latino Literature, and Ocho.[7] A recording of him reading his poetry is archived in the Library of Congress Palabra Archive that also features such authors as Gabriel García Márquez, Gabriela Mistral, Pablo Neruda,and Jorge Luis Borges.[8] [9] He founded LatinoStories.com.[10]

He is a graduate of New London High School,[11] and holds a Bachelor of Science from Bryant University, a Master's in Teaching English from Brown University, and a Ph.D. in English from the University of Rhode Island. He is a professor of English at the United States Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut.[12]

Awards

He is the recipient of the following awards:

Works

Poetry collections

Editor

Poems in Anthologies

Speaking career

Gonzalez has been a featured speaker throughout the country including at Fairfield University,[26] Rutgers University[27] Pittsburg State University (Kansas),[28] Del Mar College (Corpus Christi, Texas),[29] Cornell University [30] Connecticut College,[31] The Smithsonian Museum of the American Indian[32] in Washington DC, at festivals such as the Newburyport Literary Festival,[33] and the Sunken Garden Poetry Festival.[34] He has presented his poetry in countries such as El Salvador and Spain.[35]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: José B. González . Toys Made of Rock | Bilingual Press . Bilingualpress.clas.asu.edu . 2017-02-27.
  2. Web site: When Love Was Reels: Poetry.
  3. Web site: Latino Boom: An Anthology of U.S. Latino Literature.
  4. News: NLHS Graduates Featured at Smithsonian Museum . 26 February 2024 . The Day . February 8, 2024.
  5. Web site: The Bilingual Conundrum. NPR. December 12, 2011.
  6. https://art19.com/shows/cbs-audio-network-specials/episodes/9571d78e-1b7e-42ea-971b-2c2eb2048ec7
  7. Web site: Jose B. Gonzales. Poets & Writers.
  8. Web site: Salvadoran American poet José B González reading from his work . Library of Congress.
  9. Web site: About This Collection . Library of Congress.
  10. Web site: LatinoStores - About us. February 15, 2017.
  11. Web site: Alumnus tells New London grads city made them tough - News from southeastern Connecticut . The Day . 2017-02-27.
  12. Web site: United States Coast Guard Academy website. Cga.edu. 2011-12-11.
  13. Web site: Annual New England Conference on Multicultural Education (NECME). New England Conference on Multicultural Education (NECME). February 15, 2017.
  14. Web site: Outstanding Latino/a Faculty in Higher Education: Service/Teaching in Higher Education (Teaching Institutions). AAHHE. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120315183833/http://www.aahhe.org/outstandingFacultyTI.aspx. 2012-03-15.
  15. News: New London High grad earns Fulbright Scholarship. December 12, 2011. The Day.
  16. Web site: CTLatinoNews). CT Latino News.
  17. Web site: 2016 Int'l Latino Book Award Finalist . PDF . App.box.com . 2017-02-27.
  18. Web site: » Gonzalez, Jose B.
  19. https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/DECD/Arts_Culture/Artist-Fellowship/FY19-Fellowship-Award-List-for-Website.pdf?la=en
  20. Web site: Arte Publico » When Love Was Reels: Poetry. artepublicopress.com. en-US. 2017-11-17.
  21. Web site: Latino Boom: An Anthology of U.S. Latino Literature.
  22. Web site: THE NORTON INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE, TWELFTH EDITION . Media.wwnorton.com . 2017-02-27.
  23. Book: Kalina: Theatre Under My Skin, Contemporary Salvadoran Poetry / Teatro bajo mi piel, poes?a salvadore±a contemporanea English and Spanish Edition: Amazon.es: Alexandra Lytton Regalado,Luc?a de Sola Edited by Tania Pleitez: Libros. .
  24. Book: Bullying: Replies, Rebuttals, Confessions, and Catharsis: Maria Luisa Arroyo, Magdalena Gomez: 9781616087272: Amazon.com: Books . May 2012. 978-1616087272 . Arroyo . María Luisa . Gómez . Magdalena . Skyhorse.
  25. Book: Boice-Terrel Allen . Coloring Book: An Eclectic Anthology of Fiction and Poetry by Multicultural Writers: boice-Terrel Allen: 9780970134035: Amazon.com: Books . 2004 . Rattlecat Press . 0970134037 .
  26. Web site: Hispanic/Latino Heritage Month: Jose B. Gonzalez: Hispanic, Latino, What Difference Does It Make Anyway?: A Presentation Filled with Humor, Poetry, and Social Commentary. | SDMA . Orgsync.com . 2017-02-27.
  27. Web site: Rutgers University-Newark - Campus News . Rutgersnewark.collegiatelink.net . 2017-02-27.
  28. Web site: Hispanic Heritage Month lecture set - Pittsburg State University . Pittstate.edu . 2010-09-20 . 2017-02-27.
  29. Web site: Accolades . September 2011 . Delmar.edu . 2017-02-27.
  30. Web site: Latino Ivy League Conference . Cornell2011lilc.blogspot.com . 2011-11-05 . 2017-02-27.
  31. Web site: Lecturers, performances and exhibitions end academic year on a high note - News from southeastern Connecticut . The Day . 2014-04-28 . 2017-02-27.
  32. Web site: José B. González (Connecticut), Smithsonian Captured on Ustream:A dynamic evening of spoken word and performance that brings together four Salvadoran poets . Ustream.tv . 2017-02-27.
  33. Web site: Poetry . Newburyportliteraryfestival.org . 2017-02-27.
  34. Web site: Latino Poets Featured At Sunken Garden Festival This Year . Ctlatinonews.com . 2017-02-20 . 2017-02-27.
  35. Web site: Letras Latinas Blog: Xánath Caraza: A Book Review, An Interview . Letraslatinasblog.blogspot.com . 2012-07-20 . 2017-02-27.

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