Welcome

I came here because I was Mexican, a stick
Of brown light in love with those
Who could do it---

-from "Black Hair" by Gary Soto

The poem by Gary Soto is about baseball, but the image above is Chicago at midday.  Both are about being here. 

I came here because I could.  I felt the sun and it had the same heat from California or Texas when it reached its high point.  The same heat.

Disclaimer

This is not a site about coping with depression.

Nor is it a site about being depressed.

Feel free to browse the collection of links that include biographical material, links to my poetry online, and upcoming events.  I will be adding various things such as professional information, audio recordings, videos of readings, photo galleries, and book publications as they come up.

Enjoy what you find here and pass it on.

Latest News

• One of my poems will be appearing in Hunger Mountain this September.
  
• I will be reading at the 2010 Festival de Flor y Canto this September at USC.
• Three of my poems have been made available online at Lung Poetry Journal in their second issue.