Rather than focusing on the political, philosophical or linguistic aspects of Chicano experience, communicated in abstract schemes or through a conglomerate speaker, poet Leroy V. Quintana draws upon ...
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In the following review, Kopp praises the manner in which Quintana collects and expresses communal experiences in his poetry.
Leroy Quintana's Hijo del Pueblo is a strong book, handsomely print...
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In the following essay, Benson discusses the role of tradition and intuition as sources of knowledge in Quintana's poetry.
The poetry of Leroy V. Quintana evokes a dense, contradictory world, f...
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In the following interview, Benson talks with Quintana about how his home village and his experiences during the Vietnam War shaped his poetry.
Leroy V. Quintana was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico on...
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In the following essay, Benson explores the significance of multicultural and family influences on Quintana's poetry.
The poetry of Leroy V. Quintana opens up for us a world and a vision which ...
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In the following excerpted review, Glade surveys Quintana's Vietnam war poems.
As I write this review during the early hours of Memorial Day, Channel 23 telecasts a marathon of war movies almos...
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In the following review, Martinez praises Quintana's poetry for its accessibility, and for the sense of the importance of community she finds in it.
Poetry is not for those who write it; it is ...
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In the following essay, Hatch regrets that Quintana's poetry seldom delves beneath the surface of his characters' attitudes and responses.
If a reader comes to these two books of poetry ...
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In the following review, Jones praises Quintana's poetry for its social consciousness.
Leroy V. Quintana is one of the most under-read, “successful” writers pubishing today. His v...
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Leroy V. Quintana
