Sánchez, Ricardo, 1941-1995

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Sometimes called the "grandfather of Chicano poetry," Ricardo Sánchez was a professor of creative writing and Chicano studies at Washington State University from 1991 until his death in 1995. He was born March 29, 1941 in El Paso, TX and raised in a neighborhood called "El barrio del diabolo." After serving in the U.S. Army he was convicted of armed robbery and sent to prison. In 1969, he received a Ford Foundation sponsorship as a Frederick Douglass Fellow in Journalism and in 1970 was employed as a staff writer and humanities instructor at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

He earned his Ph.D. in American Studies and cultural linguistic theory in 1974, at the Union Graduate School in Cincinnati, Ohio. Subsequently, Dr. Sánchez worked at El Paso Community College (1974), the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (1977), and the University of Alaska (1979). From 1977 to 1980 he was an assistant professor at the University of Utah Ethnic Studies Center. At WSU, he was a member of the faculty in both the English Department and the Department of Comparative Cultures, achieving full professorship with tenure in early 1995.

His works include Canto y grito mi liberación (y lloro mis desmadrazgos...) : pensamientos, gritos, angustias, orgullos, penumbras poéticas, ensayos, historietas, hechizos almales del son de mi existencia... (The 1995 edition includes poems written during Dr. Sánchez's tenure at WSU); Amerikan journeys = Jornados americanos (1994); Dr. Sanchez' all-you-can-eat poetry buffet, or, Lentils of revolution (1994); Selected Poems (1985); Amsterdam Cantos y Poemas Pistos (1983); Brown Bear and Honey Madness. Alaskan Cruising Poems (1981); and Milhuas Blues and Gritos Nortenos (1978).

Dr. Sánchez died of cancer on September 3, 1995.

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creatorOf Clearing the labyrinth: from la Pinta to Macondo via Aztlán (or Encuentro with Cecil H. Green), 1993 Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
creatorOf Ricardo Sánchez Papers BENSON-MS SANCHEZ, RICARDO. 23157170., 1959-1989 (bulk 1969-1982) Benson Latin American Collection, General Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin
referencedIn Tia Chucha Press Records Newberry Library
creatorOf Guide to the Ricardo Sánchez Papers, 1941-1995 Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
creatorOf Ricardo Sánchez Papers Washington State University, Holland and Terrell Libraries
creatorOf Cinco Puntos Press records, 1970-2002 Archives and Special Collections Department. New Mexico State University.
referencedIn Philip D. Ortego y Gasca Papers BENSON-MS ORTEGO Y GASCA. 24321968., 1948-1990 (bulk 1957-1990) Benson Latin American Collection, General Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin
referencedIn Ricardo's Universe : master videotapes, 1992 and no date Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn Raul Salinas Papers Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
creatorOf Poems : signed typescripts, 1983 and 1984 Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn Juan Bruce-Novoa Papers BENSON-MS BRUCE-NOVOA. 22946235., 1973- Benson Latin American Collection, General Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin
referencedIn Yevtushenko, Yevgeny Aleksandrovich, 1933-. Papers, ca. 1920-1999, ca. 1945-1997 Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn Ricardo Sánchez event announcements / collected by Scott McLean, 1991-1992. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn Miscellaneous Sound Recordings ., 1960s-present Benson Latin American Collection, General Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin
referencedIn Biography -- Sanchez, Ricardo. Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library
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Place Name Admin Code Country
El Paso TX US
El Paso TX US
Subject
American literature
Publishers and publishing
Mexican American art
Mexican American literature (Spanish)
Mexican American poets
Mexican Americans
Mexican Americans
Mexican Americans and libraries
Poetry
Occupation
Poets
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Birth 1941-03-29

Death 1995-09-03

Spanish; Castilian,

English

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