Francisco X. Alarcón
Francisco X. Alarcón | |
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Francisco X. Alarcón | |
| Born | Francisco Xavier Alarcón 21 February 1954 Wilmington, California, U.S. |
| Died | 15 January 2016 (aged 61) Davis, California, U.S. |
| Language | Spanish; English |
| Alma mater | California State University, Long Beach; Stanford University |
| Genre | Poetry |
| Notable awards | 1993 American Book Award, PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award |
Francisco Xavier Alarcón (21 February 1954 – 15 January 2016) was a Chicano poet and educator. He was one of the few Chicano poets to have "gained recognition while writing mostly in Spanish" within the United States. His poems have been also translated into Irish and Swedish. He made many guest appearances at public schools so that he could help inspire and influence young people to write their own poetry especially because he felt that children are "natural poets."