Francisco X. Alarcón

The late Francisco X. Alarcón (1954–2016) was an award-winning Chicano poet and educator. He authored fourteen volumes of poetry, published seven books for children through Lee & Low Books, and taught at the University of California, Davis, where he directed the Spanish for Native Speakers Program. He created the Facebook page Poets Responding (to SB 1070) and co-founded Los Escritores del Nuevo Sol / The Writers of the New Sun.
Canto hondo / Deep Song Canto hondo / Deep Song
Canto hondo / Deep Song

Canto hondo / Deep Song

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From the Other Side of Night/Del otro lado de la noche From the Other Side of Night/Del otro lado de la noche
From the Other Side of Night/Del otro lado de la noche

From the Other Side of Night/Del otro lado de la noche

New and Selected Poems

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Poetry of Resistance Poetry of Resistance
Poetry of Resistance

Poetry of Resistance

Voices for Social Justice

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Snake Poems Snake Poems
Snake Poems

Snake Poems

An Aztec Invocation

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