Rigoberto González

Rigoberto González (born July 18, 1970) is an American writer and book critic. He is an editor and author of poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and bilingual children's books, and self-identifies in his writing as a gay Chicano. His most recent project is ''The Book of Ruin,'' a poetry collection. His memoir ''What Drowns the Flowers in Your Mouth: A Memoir of Brotherhood'' was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award in Autobiography. He is the 2015 recipient of the Bill Whitehead Award for Lifetime Achievement from the Publishing Triangle, and the 2020 recipient of the PEN/Voelcker Award for Poetry. Provided by Wikipedia