Jose B. Gonzalez
{{short description|American poet}}
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Jose B. Gonzalez is a Latino poet and educator.
Gonzalez authored the poetry collections, Toys Made of Rock (Bilingual Review Press, 2015),{{cite web|author=José B. González |url=http://bilingualpress.clas.asu.edu/book/toys-made-rock |title=Toys Made of Rock | Bilingual Press |website=Bilingualpress.clas.asu.edu |date= |accessdate=2017-02-27}} and When Love Was Reels (Arte Public Press, 2017),{{Cite web|url=https://artepublicopress.com/product/when-love-was-reels-poetry/|title = When Love Was Reels: Poetry}} and with John S. Christie, served as Co-Editor of Latino Boom: An Anthology of U.S. Latino Literature.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pearsonhighered.com/program/Christie-Latino-Boom-An-Anthology-of-U-S-Latino-Literature/PGM283033.html|title = Latino Boom: An Anthology of U.S. Latino Literature}} He was born in San Salvador, El Salvador in 1967, where he lived until he was eight. After his father and then his mother migrated to the U.S., he rejoined his family when he migrated to New London, Connecticut in 1976.
A photograph of him as a child in El Salvador and lines from his poetry are featured in the Smithsonian National Museum of American History.{{cite news |title=NLHS Graduates Featured at Smithsonian Museum |url=https://www.theday.com/exhibits/20240208/nlhs-graduates-featured-at-smithsonian-museum/ |access-date=26 February 2024 |publisher=The Day |date=February 8, 2024}} He has appeared as a guest poet on Univision and American Latino TV and has been a contributor to Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education and National Public Radio (NPR).{{cite web|title=The Bilingual Conundrum|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4948385&ps=rs|work=NPR|accessdate=December 12, 2011}} He has also been featured in CBS New Radio. https://art19.com/shows/cbs-audio-network-specials/episodes/9571d78e-1b7e-42ea-971b-2c2eb2048ec7
His poetry has been published in such journals as Quercus Review, Callaloo, The Teacher's Voice, Palabra, Acentos Review, and Colere, and anthologies including the Norton Anthology of American Literature, Coloring Book, Nantucket: A Collection, and Latino Boom: An Anthology of U.S. Latino Literature, and Ocho.{{cite web|title=Jose B. Gonzales|url=http://www.pw.org/content/jose_gonzalez|work=Poets & Writers|access-date=2011-12-12|archive-date=2017-02-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170216213542/https://www.pw.org/content/jose_gonzalez|url-status=dead}} A recording of him reading his poetry is archived in the Library of Congress Palabra Archive that also features such authors as Gabriel García Márquez, Gabriela Mistral, Pablo Neruda,and Jorge Luis Borges.{{cite web |title=Salvadoran American poet José B González reading from his work |url=https://catalog.loc.gov/vwebv/holdingsInfo?searchId=6005&recCount=25&recPointer=4&bibId=21022082 |website=Library of Congress}} {{cite web |title=About This Collection |url=https://www.loc.gov/collections/the-palabra-archive/about-this-collection/#:~:text=Historically%20known%20as%20the%20Archive,around%20Spain%20and%20Latin%20America. |website=Library of Congress}} He founded LatinoStories.com.{{cite web|title=LatinoStores - About us|url=http://latinostories.com/About_Us.htm|accessdate=February 15, 2017|archive-date=February 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202075401/http://www.latinostories.com/About_Us.htm|url-status=dead}}
He is a graduate of New London High School,{{cite web|url=http://www.theday.com/article/20130621/NWS01/130629921 |title=Alumnus tells New London grads city made them tough - News from southeastern Connecticut |publisher=The Day |date= |accessdate=2017-02-27}} and holds a Bachelor of Science from Bryant University, a Master's in Teaching English from Brown University, and a Ph.D. in English from the University of Rhode Island. He is a professor of English at the United States Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut.{{cite web|title=United States Coast Guard Academy website|url=http://www.cga.edu/display.aspx?id=7296|website=Cga.edu|accessdate=2011-12-11|archive-date=2012-05-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120518153046/http://www.cga.edu/display.aspx?id=7296|url-status=dead}}
Awards
He is the recipient of the following awards:
- 2003 National Association of Multicultural Education CT Faculty of the Year{{cite web|title=Annual New England Conference on Multicultural Education (NECME)|url=http://www.necme.org/awards.htm|work=New England Conference on Multicultural Education (NECME)|accessdate=February 15, 2017|archive-date=April 26, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426045214/http://www.necme.org/awards.htm|url-status=dead}}
- 2006 NEATE Poet of the Year
- 2009 American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education (AAHHE) Outstanding Latino Faculty of the Year{{cite web|title=Outstanding Latino/a Faculty in Higher Education: Service/Teaching in Higher Education (Teaching Institutions)|url=http://aahhe.org/outstandingFacultyTI.aspx|work=AAHHE|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120315183833/http://www.aahhe.org/outstandingFacultyTI.aspx|archivedate=2012-03-15}}
- 2011-2012 Fulbright Scholar{{cite news|title=New London High grad earns Fulbright Scholarship|url=http://www.theday.com/article/20111106/NWS09/111109764/1065/BIZdefense|accessdate=December 12, 2011|newspaper=The Day|archive-date=February 16, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170216133720/http://www.theday.com/article/20111106/NWS09/111109764/1065/BIZdefense|url-status=dead}}
- 2015 Latino De Oro (Arts and Culture){{cite web|title=CTLatinoNews)|url=http://ctlatinonews.com/2016/02/15/jose-b-gonzalez-publishes-toys-made-of-rock/|work=CT Latino News|access-date=2016-11-04|archive-date=2016-11-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161105032635/http://ctlatinonews.com/2016/02/15/jose-b-gonzalez-publishes-toys-made-of-rock/|url-status=dead}}
- 2015 International Latino Book Award Finalist {{cite web|url=https://app.box.com/s/si0noqeuz45an4e8yzo7jp3fg3b5ryna |format=PDF |title=2016 Int'l Latino Book Award Finalist |website=App.box.com |accessdate=2017-02-27}}
- 2018 Connecticut Book Award Finalist (Poetry) for When Love Was Reels{{Cite web|url=https://ctcenterforthebook.org/ct-authors/gonzalez-jose-b-2/|title=» Gonzalez, Jose B}}
- 2019 Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development Artistic Excellence Fellowship https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/DECD/Arts_Culture/Artist-Fellowship/FY19-Fellowship-Award-List-for-Website.pdf?la=en {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}
Works
=Poetry collections=
- {{cite book| title= Toys Made of Rock|isbn=978-1-939743-15-2|publisher= Bilingual Review Press|date=2015}}
- {{cite book| title= When Love Was Reels |isbn=978-1558858503|publisher= Arte Publico|date=2017}} {{Cite web|url=https://artepublicopress.com/product/when-love-was-reels-poetry/|title=Arte Publico » When Love Was Reels: Poetry|website=artepublicopress.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-11-17}}
=Editor=
- {{cite book|title=Latino Boom An Anthology of U.S. Latino Literature|isbn=9780321093837|publisher=Pearson (John S. Christie, co-editor)|date=2006}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.pearson.com/us/higher-education/program/Christie-Latino-Boom-An-Anthology-of-U-S-Latino-Literature/PGM283033.html|title = Latino Boom: An Anthology of U.S. Latino Literature}}
=Poems in Anthologies=
- {{cite book| title= Connecticut Literary Anthology edited by Jotham Burrello |isbn=978-1732414143|publisher=Elephant Rock Productions|date=2020}}
- {{cite book| title= The Norton Introduction to Literature (12th ed.) edited by Kelly J. Mays|isbn=978-1-939743-15-2|publisher=Norton|date=2016}}{{cite web|url=http://media.wwnorton.com/cms/contents/NLIT12_TOC.pdf |title=THE NORTON INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE, TWELFTH EDITION |website=Media.wwnorton.com |accessdate=2017-02-27}}
- {{cite book| title= Theatre Under My Skin, Contemporary Salvadoran Poetry Edited by Alexandra Rytton Regaled and Tania Pleitez|year=2014|isbn=978-9992387672| publisher=Kalina. 2016}}{{Cite book|title=Kalina: Theatre Under My Skin, Contemporary Salvadoran Poetry / Teatro bajo mi piel, poes?a salvadore±a contemporanea English and Spanish Edition: Amazon.es: Alexandra Lytton Regalado,Luc?a de Sola Edited by Tania Pleitez: Libros|id={{ASIN|999238767X|country=es}}}}
- {{cite book| title= Bullying: Replies, Rebuttals, Confessions, and Catharsis: A Multigenerational and Multicultural Anthology Edited by María Luisa Arroyo and Magdalena Gómez|isbn=978-1616087272|publisher=Skyhorse|date=2012}}{{cite book|title=Bullying: Replies, Rebuttals, Confessions, and Catharsis: Maria Luisa Arroyo, Magdalena Gomez: 9781616087272: Amazon.com: Books |date= May 2012|isbn=978-1616087272 |last1=Arroyo |first1=María Luisa |last2=Gómez |first2=Magdalena |publisher= Skyhorse}}
- {{cite book|title=Coloring Book: An Eclectic Anthology of Fiction and Poetry by Multicultural Writers edited by boice-Terrel Adams | isbn=0970134037| publisher=Rattlecat| date=2003}}{{cite book|author=Boice-Terrel Allen |title=Coloring Book: An Eclectic Anthology of Fiction and Poetry by Multicultural Writers: boice-Terrel Allen: 9780970134035: Amazon.com: Books |year=2004 |publisher=Rattlecat Press |isbn=0970134037 }}
Speaking career
Gonzalez has been a featured speaker throughout the country including at Fairfield University,{{cite web |url=https://orgsync.com/96221/events/850056/occurrences/1820400 |title=Hispanic/Latino Heritage Month: Jose B. Gonzalez: Hispanic, Latino, What Difference Does It Make Anyway?: A Presentation Filled with Humor, Poetry, and Social Commentary. | SDMA |website=Orgsync.com |date= |accessdate=2017-02-27 |archive-date=2016-11-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161105033927/https://orgsync.com/96221/events/850056/occurrences/1820400 |url-status=dead }} Rutgers University{{cite web|url=https://rutgersnewark.collegiatelink.net/news?page=6 |title=Rutgers University-Newark - Campus News |website=Rutgersnewark.collegiatelink.net |date= |accessdate=2017-02-27}} Pittsburg State University (Kansas),{{cite web|url=http://www.pittstate.edu/news/hispanic-heritage-month-lecture-set |title=Hispanic Heritage Month lecture set - Pittsburg State University |website=Pittstate.edu |date=2010-09-20 |accessdate=2017-02-27}} Del Mar College (Corpus Christi, Texas),{{cite web|url=http://www.delmar.edu/pdf/board_accolades_september2011.pdf |title=Accolades |date=September 2011 |website=Delmar.edu |accessdate=2017-02-27}} Cornell University {{cite web|url=http://cornell2011lilc.blogspot.com |title=Latino Ivy League Conference |website=Cornell2011lilc.blogspot.com |date=2011-11-05 |accessdate=2017-02-27}} Connecticut College,{{cite web|url=http://www.theday.com/article/20140428/USR04/140429667 |title=Lecturers, performances and exhibitions end academic year on a high note - News from southeastern Connecticut |publisher=The Day |date=2014-04-28 |accessdate=2017-02-27}} The Smithsonian Museum of the American Indian{{cite web|url=http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/53496742/highlight/559200 |title=José B. González (Connecticut), Smithsonian Captured on Ustream:A dynamic evening of spoken word and performance that brings together four Salvadoran poets |website=Ustream.tv |date= |accessdate=2017-02-27}} in Washington DC, at festivals such as the Newburyport Literary Festival,{{cite web|url=http://www.newburyportliteraryfestival.org/html/poetry1.htm |title=Poetry |website=Newburyportliteraryfestival.org |date= |accessdate=2017-02-27}} and the Sunken Garden Poetry Festival.{{cite web|url=http://ctlatinonews.com/?post=29183 |title=Latino Poets Featured At Sunken Garden Festival This Year |website=Ctlatinonews.com |date=2017-02-20 |accessdate=2017-02-27}} He has presented his poetry in countries such as El Salvador and Spain.{{cite web|url=http://letraslatinasblog.blogspot.com/2012/07/xanath-caraza-book-review-interview.html |title=Letras Latinas Blog: Xánath Caraza: A Book Review, An Interview |website=Letraslatinasblog.blogspot.com |date=2012-07-20 |accessdate=2017-02-27}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.josebgonzalez.com/ Personal site]
- [http://latinostories.com/ LatinoStories.com]
- https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems-and-poets/poets/detail/jose-b-gonzalez
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Category:American writers of Salvadoran descent
Category:Bryant University alumni
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