Leroy V. Quintana (born June 10, 1944 in
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Albuquerque ( ; ), ; kee, Arawageeki; tow, Vakêêke; zun, Alo:ke:k'ya; apj, Gołgéeki'yé. abbreviated ABQ, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Mexico. Its nicknames, The Duke City and Burque, both reference its founding in ...
) is an American
poet, and Vietnam Veteran.
Life
He was raised in small northern New Mexico towns such as
Ratón and
Questa
Questa is a village in Taos County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 1,770 at the 2010 census. The village has trails into the Rio Grande Gorge, trout fishing, and mountain lakes with trails that access the Sangre de Cristo Mount ...
.
He was drafted in the United States Army in 1967, and served in the
101st Airborne Division
The 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) ("Screaming Eagles") is a light infantry division of the United States Army that specializes in air assault operations. It can plan, coordinate, and execute multiple battalion-size air assault operati ...
. He was deployed to
Vietnam during the
Vietnam War.
He graduated from
University of New Mexico, and
New Mexico State University with an M.A. in 1974.
He teaches at
San Diego Mesa College.
His work has appeared in ''Ploughshares'', ''Prairie Schooner'', ''Progressive'', ''Puerto del Sol''.
[''PUERTO DEL SOL''. New Mexico State U, Vol 12, #2, March 1973.
Includes the poem 'Vietnamese Ladies' by Leroy Quintana.]
Awards
* 1982
American Book Award for ''Paper Dance: 55 Latino Poets''
* 1993
American Book Award for ''The History of Home''
Works
"Hopper"; "Brownie"; "A Restaurant in Munich" '' Viet Nam Generation Journal & Newsletter'' V3, N3 (November 1991)
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References
External links
"Leroy V. Quintana", ''Vietnam Veterans History Project''
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1944 births
Living people
Writers from Albuquerque, New Mexico
American male poets
University of New Mexico alumni
New Mexico State University alumni
San Diego Mesa College faculty
United States Army personnel of the Vietnam War
American Book Award winners
United States Army soldiers