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Juan Felipe Herrera

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About the Author

Juan Felipe Herrera, the son of migrant farmworkers, grew up to become a prominent Mexican American poet. He is currently the California Poet Laureate and will serve as the U.S. Poet Laureate for 2015-2016. The award-winning author of many books of poetry, he is also an actor, musician, and popular professor at the University of California, Riverside. He lives in Fresno, California.

Books by Juan Felipe Herrera

Books by Juan Felipe Herrera published by Candlewick