Matt Sedillo
Matt Sedillo (born December 18, 1981) is a Chicano political poet, essayist, and activist.
Biography
[edit | edit source]Sedillo was born on December 18, 1981, in El Sereno, Los Angeles, California. His poetry was compared to that of Amiri Baraka's by the Hampton Institute,[1] He has been described as the best political poet in America by investigative journalist Greg Palast and as the "poet laureate of struggle" by historian Paul Ortiz.[2] He has been described as one of the most important working class intellectuals of our time.[3] He has spoken at the San Francisco International Poetry[4] and the Texas Book Festival.[5] He was featured on C-SPAN at the 2016 Left Forum[6] and has had numerous international speaking engagements including Casa de las Americas in Havana, Cuba.[7]
At Re/Arte Centro Literario in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, California, Sedillo facilitates a writers workshop every Wednesday.[8] He is currently the literary director at the dA Center for the Arts in Pomona, California.
Honors and awards
[edit | edit source]Works
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References
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External links
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