Alurista

Alurista
Alurista gives a reading at Colegio Cesar Chavez in Mt. Angel, Oregon, circa 1981.
BornAlberto Baltazar Urista Heredia
(1947-08-08) August 8, 1947
Mexico City, Mexico
OccupationPoet, activist
NationalityAmerican
Literary movementAztlán

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