Leroy Quintana Explained
Leroy V. Quintana (born June 10, 1944 in Albuquerque, New Mexico) is an American poet, and Vietnam Veteran.[1]
Life
He was raised in small northern New Mexico towns such as Ratón and Questa. He was drafted in the United States Army in 1967, and served in the 101st Airborne Division. He was deployed to Vietnam during the Vietnam War.
He graduated from University of New Mexico, and New Mexico State University with an M.A. in 1974.[2] He teaches at San Diego Mesa College.
His work has appeared in Ploughshares, Prairie Schooner, Progressive, Puerto del Sol.[3]
Awards
Works
- "Hopper"; "Brownie"; "A Restaurant in Munich", Viet Nam Generation Journal & Newsletter V3, N3 (November 1991)
- Poem for Josephine Baker . Ploughshares . Spring 1997.
- Fuses . Ploughshares . Spring 2005.
- Book: Great Whirl of Exile . Curbstone Press . 1999 . 978-1-880684-60-3.
- Book: My Hair Turning Gray Among Strangers . Bilingual Press/Editorial Bilingüe . 1996 . 978-0-927534-57-4.
- Book: History of Home . Bilingual Press/Editorial Bilingüe . 1993 . 978-0-927534-36-9.
- Book: Interrogations . Burning Cities Press . 1990 . 978-0-9628524-5-9.
- Book: Sangre . Prima Agua Press . 1981 . 978-0-939652-00-6.
- Book: Hijo del pueblo: New Mexico poems . Puerto Del Sol Press . 1976.
Short stories
Editor
- Book: Paper Dance: 55 Latino Poets . Victor Hernandez Cruz . Leroy Quintana . Virgil Suarez . Paw Prints . 2008 . 978-1-4395-0546-5.
Anthologies
External links
Notes and References
- Book: Leroy V. Quintana Summary.
- Book: Contemporary American ethnic poets: lives, works, sources . Linda E. Cullum . Greenwood Publishing Group . 2004 . 978-0-313-32484-0.
- PUERTO DEL SOL. New Mexico State U, Vol 12, #2, March 1973.Includes the poem 'Vietnamese Ladies' by Leroy Quintana.