John Olivares Espinoza
Born in Indio, California in 1978, John Olivares Espinoza derives his poetic inspiration through his days working as a gardener with his family, which is reflected in his first full-length collection of poetry, The Date Fruit Elegies (Bilingual Press Review, 2008), a finalist for the Northern California Book Award in Poetry. His chapbooks include Aluminum Times (2002), winner of the Swan Scythe Press Chapbook Contest, and Gardeners of Eden (Chicano Chapbook Series, 2000). He holds degrees in creative writing from the University of California, Riverside and Arizona State University in Tempe, where he was a Paul and Daisy Soros New American Fellow. Other honors include a grant from The Elizabeth George Foundation, several Pushcart Prize nominations, and a residency at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, DC. He lives in San Jose, California with his wife and imaginary children.
First posted on December 17, 2005 5:38 AM
- Grass Isn't Mowed on Weekends
- The Day Before Fall on Palo Verde Drive
- My Life as Orson Welles
- Aching Knees in Palm Springs
- Contemporary American Hunger
- Foraging
- Left Eye Losing Sight
- Story Told While Pruning
- No Weeds, No Work
- Falling From the Tree of Heaven
- Riding with My Brother to the Dump
- Suicide (As if Napping During Twilight)
- Wife and Child Leave Mr. Walton Spanish Teacher
- John Olivares Espinoza Q&A on the Genesis of Suicide (as if Napping During Twilight)
- John Olivares Espinoza Q&A on the Genesis of Wife and Child Leave Mr. Walton
- John Olivares Espinoza Q&A on How He Became a Poet
- John Olivares Espinoza Q&A on the Obstacles to Becoming a Poet
- John Olivares Espinoza Q&A on His Writing Rituals
- John Olivares Espinoza Q&A with Advice to Young Writers
- John Olivares Espinoza Q&A Talks about a Future Project
- John Olivares Espinoza