Andrés Montoya

Andrés Montoya (May 18, 1968 – May 26, 1999) was a Chicano poet. Quotes …and i am learning to hopelike a birdlearnsits firstaffairwith windand sunlike an orangelearnsto take flightinto the mouthof a boyin summer… Excerpt from his poem “three thousand lost kisses” i have foundthe faceof storylying again.i’m tired.i’m a mothon sunday.i’m rainlookingfor a cup’scrippled rim… Excerpt from his poem “declaration” Quotes about Montoya The late Andrés Montoya was my first influence, and the largest…He believed that poetry fueled personal, societal and cultural liberation. He wrote about the downtrodden, the poor, the factory workers and the drug-addicted. He beautified what some deemed ugly and taught me that poetry is for all the people around you. I saw what language could do. We talked for hours about poetry, politics and race. I had found my first brother in poetry… From “Lee Herrick: Fresno taught me to write, dream” in The Fresno Bee (2015 Aug 27) External links Category:Hispanic Americans Category:Poets from the United States Category:1968 births Category:1999 deaths Category:Mexican Americans