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Juan Felipe Herrera

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American writer (born 1948)

United StatesWritersBorn 1948 · age 77
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Juan Felipe Herrera is an American poet, performer, writer, cartoonist, teacher, and activist. Herrera was the 21st United States poet laureate from 2015 to 2017. He is a major figure in the literary field of Chicano poetry.

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Juan Felipe Herrera at the University of California, Washington Center, April 24, 2017Juan Felipe Herrera at the University of California, Washington Center, April 24, 2017

Awards 11

2024MacArthur Fellows Program
2023Robert Frost Medal
2022National Humanities Medal
2022Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize
2016PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award
2008National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry
2007Tomás Rivera Award
2005Américas Award
1999Américas Award
1987American Book Awards
Guggenheim Fellowship

Connected to Juan 6

Winton M. BlountAlso won National Humanities MedalBarbara GuestAlso won Robert Frost MedalCarmen Lomas GarzaAlso won Tomás Rivera AwardHayden CarruthAlso won Ruth Lilly Poetry PrizeRanda JarrarAlso won PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary AwardLouise MeriwetherAlso won American Book Awards

About this person

Country
United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
living
Dates
Born 1948 · age 77
Written about in
4 languages

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