Baca, Jimmy Santiago, 1952-

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Jimmy Santiago Baca, an American writer, was born in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on January 2, 1952. At the age of twenty-one he was sentenced to five years in a maximum security prison for drug offenses. In prison he learned to read and write and began to compose poetry. His book Martin & Meditations on the South Valley, a pair of long narrative poems, won an American Book Award in 1988. In addition to his poetry collections and stories, Baca wrote the screenplay for the movie Bound by Honor, which was released by Hollywood Pictures in 1993.
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referencedIn Lamadrid, Enrique R. Hispanic writers collection, 1958-[ongoing]. University of New Mexico-Main Campus
referencedIn Incoming letters from Jimmy Santiago Baca, Denise Levertov, and "Mariposa", 1976-1987 Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn Robert Gish Papers, 1967-1999 The University of New Mexico, University Libraries, Center for SouthwestResearch
referencedIn Moser, Norm. Incoming letters from Jimmy Santiago Baca, Denise Levertov, and "Mariposa, " 1976-1987. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn New Directions Publishing records Houghton Library
creatorOf Jimmy Santiago Baca papers, 1958-2005 Stanford university libraries
referencedIn Moser, Norman. Incoming correspondence to Norman Moser, circa 1970-1979. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
creatorOf Baca, Jimmy Santiago, 1952-. Jimmy Santiago Baca papers, 1958-2005. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn Manuscripts and proofs of New Directions books, 1937-1997. Houghton Library
referencedIn New Directions Publishing records Houghton Library
referencedIn Virginia Love Long Papers, 1958-1976 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection
referencedIn New Directions Publishing records Houghton Library
referencedIn Shelby Stephenson Papers, 1965-2007 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection
referencedIn Inman, Will, 1923-. Papers, 1910-2001. Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
referencedIn Hispanic Writers Collection, 1958- The University of New Mexico, University Libraries, Center for SouthwestResearch
referencedIn Red Crane Books, Inc. Collection, 1984-2006 The Palace of the Governors, Fray Angélico Chávez History Library.
referencedIn Gish, Robert. Papers, 1967-1999. University of New Mexico-Main Campus
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associatedWith Cobb, James. person
associatedWith Epler, Barbara. person
associatedWith Gish, Robert person
associatedWith Gish, Robert. person
associatedWith Gould, Harry. person
associatedWith Inman, Will, 1923- person
associatedWith Levertov, Denise, 1923-1997. person
associatedWith Long, Virginia Love. person
associatedWith Moser, Norm person
associatedWith Moser, Norm. person
correspondedWith New Directions Publishing Corp. corporateBody
associatedWith O'Shaughnessy, Michael person
correspondedWith Stephenson, Shelby, 1938- person
associatedWith University of New Mexico. Center for Southwest Research. corporateBody
associatedWith Veeder, Rex. person
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Hispanic
Prisoners' writings
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Birth 1952-01-05

Americans

English

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