Finding a Place Through Books and Writing: An Interview with Jimmy Santiago Baca

摘要

Jimmy Santiago Baca was born in 1952 in New Mexico where he lived in an orphanage after his grandfather died. He moved to a life on the streets as a young teen and eventually spent five years in prison in Arizona. There, he discovered words and reading and starting publishing poetry. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including the International Hispanic Heritage Award, the American Book Award for Poetry, and the Pushcart Prize. He received an honorary doctorate from the University of New Mexico in 2003.