Alurista

Alurista
Alurista
	Alurista gives a reading at Colegio Cesar Chavez in Mt. Angel, Oregon, circa 1981.
Born	Alberto Baltazar Urista Heredia; August 8, 1947 (age 76); Mexico City, Mexico
Occupation	Poet, activist
Nationality	American
Literary movement	Aztlán

Alberto Baltazar Urista Heredia (born August 8, 1947), better known by his nom de plume Alurista, is an American poet and activist.^[1] His work was influential in the Chicano Movement and is important to the field of Chicano poetry.^[2]

^ Maher A. Mahdi (2001). The Rediscovery of Chicano Culture and Self in Selected Poetry of Alurista and Tino Villanueva. UMI.
^ Pèrez-Torres, Rafael (1995-01-27). Movements in Chicano Poetry: Against Myths, Against Margins. Cambridge University Press. p. 234. ISBN 978-0-521-47803-8.

[1] Maher A. Mahdi (2001). The Rediscovery of Chicano Culture and Self in Selected Poetry of Alurista and Tino Villanueva. UMI.

[2] Pèrez-Torres, Rafael (1995-01-27). Movements in Chicano Poetry: Against Myths, Against Margins. Cambridge University Press. p. 234. ISBN 978-0-521-47803-8.

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Alurista
Alurista gives a reading at Colegio Cesar Chavez in Mt. Angel, Oregon, circa 1981.
Born	Alberto Baltazar Urista Heredia (1947-08-08) August 8, 1947 (age 76) Mexico City, Mexico
Occupation	Poet, activist
Nationality	American
Literary movement	Aztlán