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American writer (born 1981)
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Matt Sedillo (born December 18, 1981) is a Chicano political poet, essayist, and activist.

Biography

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, 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. He has been described as one of the most important working class intellectuals of our time. He has spoken at the San Francisco International Poetry and the Texas Book Festival. He was featured on C-SPAN at the 2016 Left Forum and has had numerous international speaking engagements including Casa de las Americas in Havana, Cuba.

At Re/Arte Centro Literario in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, California, Sedillo facilitates a writers workshop every Wednesday. He is currently the literary director at the dA Center for the Arts in Pomona, California.

Honors and awards

Works

References

  1. Jeter, John (2021-02-02). "Decolonizing the American Mind: A Review of Matt Sedillo's "Mowing Leaves of Grass"". Hampton Institute. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
  2. "'The Poet Laureate of the Struggle': Why Matt Sedillo is Considered One of the Best Political Poets in America". L.A. TACO. 2018-12-06. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
  3. Lo, Teka. ""Mowing Leaves of Grass": a poetic critique of US history". ROAR Magazine. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
  4. "San Francisco International Poetry Festival | San Francisco Public Library". sfpl.org. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
  5. "Matt Sedillo – Texas Book Festival". www.texasbookfestival.org. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
  6. "Matt Sedillo | C-SPAN.org". www.c-span.org. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
  7. "V Coloquio Internacional del Programa de Estudios sobre Latinos en los Estados Unidos". casadelasamericas.org. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
  8. Echeverria, Olga (2021-08-07). "Viva Padilla Re/Imagines Literary Space in Boyle Heights". Cultural Daily. Retrieved 2021-10-27.

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