José Luis Montalvo was born on September 9, 1946, in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, México.[1] He moved to San Antonio, Texas in 1959.[1] He graduated from Fox Tech High School in 1966. He then joined the United States Air Force, where he was stationed in The Netherlands. In 1969, he was transferred to Laredo, Texas, where he was reborn a Chicano and began to get involved in political and community issues. He was honorably discharged from his military duties in 1971.[1] He returned to San Antonio, where he attended San Antonio College and received a Bachelor of Arts degree from St. Mary's University in 1974.[1]
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He ran for State Representative in 1974, under the Raza Unida Party.
He authored several books of poetry including Pensamientos Capturados (1977), ¡A MI QUE! (1983), Black Hat Poems (Slough Press 1987), and Welcome to My New World (Slough Press 1992).[2][3] He has been described as the People's Poet, performing anywhere from his favorite local bars to universities around the country.[2] Best known for his satirical take on the Texas Sesquicentennial, "What the Sasquash-centennial Means To Me!" (1986).[1] His editor at ViAztlan was Rafael C. Castillo, a prominent writer and mentor to many Chicano writers. Jose at first balked at the massive editorial changes to his poem, but later acquiesced to them after Castillo explained the scope and focus of the poetic changes. The poem led to loss of city grant funding for the Chicano Arts journal, "ViAztlan".
During the 1980s, he became known to the Chicano world as The Black Hat Poet, the bearded Resistol cowboy hat-wearing, beer-drinking poet who wore starched blue jeans and a lizard earring, not the mental picture of what comes to mind when one thinks of a Chicano.[2] Audiences especially enjoyed the humor in his writing and performances.
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He was diagnosed with colorectal cancer in July 1990 and battled his disease for three years.[2] In addition to receiving traditional medical treatment, he pursued his own alternative treatment regimen consisting of vitamins, herbs, and a vegetarian diet.[1] He died August 15, 1994, at the age of forty-seven.[1][2]
Bibliographyedit
Pensamientos Capturados (1971)
¡A MI QUE! (1983)
Black Hat Poems(1987)
Welcome to My New World (1992)
Referencesedit
^ abcdefgEmmanuel Sampath Nelson, The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Multiethnic American Literature: I - M, Greenwood Publishing Group, 2005, pp. 1514-1515
^University of Texas at Austin: José Montalvo, Chicano Poet
April 12, 2024
josé, montalvo, french, choreographer, choreographer, josé, luis, montalvo, september, 1946, august, 1994, chicano, writer, poet, community, activist, bornseptember, 1946piedras, negras, coahuila, méxicodiedaugust, 1994nationalitymexican, americanoccupation, w. For the French choreographer see Jose Montalvo choreographer Jose Luis Montalvo September 9 1946 August 15 1994 was a Chicano writer poet and community activist Jose MontalvoBornSeptember 9 1946Piedras Negras Coahuila MexicoDiedAugust 15 1994NationalityMexican AmericanOccupation s Writer poet Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Early life 1 2 Career 1 3 Death 2 Bibliography 3 ReferencesBiography editEarly life edit Jose Luis Montalvo was born on September 9 1946 in Piedras Negras Coahuila Mexico 1 He moved to San Antonio Texas in 1959 1 He graduated from Fox Tech High School in 1966 He then joined the United States Air Force where he was stationed in The Netherlands In 1969 he was transferred to Laredo Texas where he was reborn a Chicano and began to get involved in political and community issues He was honorably discharged from his military duties in 1971 1 He returned to San Antonio where he attended San Antonio College and received a Bachelor of Arts degree from St Mary s University in 1974 1 Career edit He ran for State Representative in 1974 under the Raza Unida Party He authored several books of poetry including Pensamientos Capturados 1977 A MI QUE 1983 Black Hat Poems Slough Press 1987 and Welcome to My New World Slough Press 1992 2 3 He has been described as the People s Poet performing anywhere from his favorite local bars to universities around the country 2 Best known for his satirical take on the Texas Sesquicentennial What the Sasquash centennial Means To Me 1986 1 His editor at ViAztlan was Rafael C Castillo a prominent writer and mentor to many Chicano writers Jose at first balked at the massive editorial changes to his poem but later acquiesced to them after Castillo explained the scope and focus of the poetic changes The poem led to loss of city grant funding for the Chicano Arts journal ViAztlan During the 1980s he became known to the Chicano world as The Black Hat Poet the bearded Resistol cowboy hat wearing beer drinking poet who wore starched blue jeans and a lizard earring not the mental picture of what comes to mind when one thinks of a Chicano 2 Audiences especially enjoyed the humor in his writing and performances Death edit He was diagnosed with colorectal cancer in July 1990 and battled his disease for three years 2 In addition to receiving traditional medical treatment he pursued his own alternative treatment regimen consisting of vitamins herbs and a vegetarian diet 1 He died August 15 1994 at the age of forty seven 1 2 Bibliography editPensamientos Capturados 1971 A MI QUE 1983 Black Hat Poems 1987 Welcome to My New World 1992 References edit a b c d e f g Emmanuel Sampath Nelson The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Multiethnic American Literature I M Greenwood Publishing Group 2005 pp 1514 1515 a b c d e Jose Luis Montalvo Poet 47 The New York Times August 19 1994 University of Texas at Austin Jose Montalvo Chicano Poet Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jose Montalvo amp oldid 1166508397, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
