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'''Gary Soto''', (1952-?) is from [[Fresno]], [[California]], and is the author of ten poetry collections for adults, most notably ''New and Selected Poems'', a 1995 finalist for both the ''Los Angeles Times Book Award'' and the ''National Book Award.''

'''Gary Soto''' (born 1952) is from [[Fresno]], [[California]], and is the author of ten poetry collections for adults, most notably ''New and Selected Poems'', a 1995 finalist for both the ''Los Angeles Times Book Award'' and the ''National Book Award.'' Soto's other writing includes memoirs and poetry and fiction for children and teenagers.

Soto lives and teaches in Fresno.

Soto was also a labor activist with the [[United Farm Workers of America]].

 

From 1977 to 1993, Soto taught [[Chicano]] studies and English at the [[University of California, Berkeley]].<ref>https://www.notablebiographies.com/news/Sh-Z/Soto-Gary.html</ref>

==Selected Bibliography==

==Selected Bibliography==

*Buried Onions

*''Buried Onions''

*New and Selected Poems

*''New and Selected Poems''

*Cesar Chavez: A Hero for Everyone

*''Cesar Chavez: A Hero for Everyone''

*Baseball in April and Other Stories  

*''Baseball in April and Other Stories''

*Novio Boy: A Play

*''Novio Boy: A Play''

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[[Category:American Poets|Soto, Gary]]

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