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Born in the bicultural/bilingual setting of El Paso, Texas/Juárez, Chihuahua, attended the University of Texas El Paso, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, & the University of Oregon. Professor Emeritus of Creative Writing & Literature, taught at the University of Oregon, Western State College of Colorado, Central Washington State University, the University of Texas El Paso, and Laney College, Oakland where he founded the Mexican and Latin American Studies Dept.
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Canto chueco de Quilticoyotzin
Hay veces que la flor y canto
que Quilticoyotzin alza
a la luna, le sale chueco;
le pesa el corazón —
secas las flores,
las plumas sin color,
sin lustre el oro,
desparramados los jades.
Se marchita la flor
se retuerce el canto
la luna se esconde
tras el nopal.
© Rafael Jesús González 2021
Quilticoyotzin's Crooked Song
There are times when the flower & song
Quilticoyotzin raises
to the moon comes out crooked;
his heart is heavy —
dried the flowers,
the feathers without color,
without luster the gold,
scattered the jades.
The flower wilts
the song twists
the moon hides
behind the prickly-pear.
© Rafael Jesús González 2021
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