Luis omar salinas biography of abraham lincoln
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Luis Omar Salinas
American poet
Luis Omar Salinas (1937–2008) was a leading Chicano poet[1] who published a number of well-received collections of poetry, including the Crazy Gypsy, which has been described as "a classic of contemporary and Chicano poetry",[2]I Go Dreaming Serenades, and Afternoon of The Unreal.
He was awarded the Stanley Kunitz award by Columbia Magazine for one of his poems, and a General Electric Foundation Award.
Luis omar salinas biography of abraham lincoln
Salinas is regarded as "one of the founding fathers of Chicano poetry in America,"[3] with many of his poems being "canonized in U.S. Hispanic literature."[4]
Life
Salinas was born on June 24, 1937, in Robstown, Texas.
His father, Rosendo Valdez Salinas, was a second generation Mexicano-Tejano.[5] Salinas was raised under poor circumstances in Robstown until, as a teenager, he moved with his family to California.
After graduating from Bakersfield High School, he served in the United S