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April 23, 2005
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Poet Sanchez: Be proud of your heritage BY ROBERT TENORIO MT STAFF WRITER
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oet Trinidad Sanchez told VMT students they should be proud of their Hispanic heritage during a visit here March 11. Sanchez, who has a Web site at www.trindadjr.org, calls himself a “Chicano.” He is originally from Detroit, but his parents are from San Antonio. One student was very interested in what Sanchez had to say. “He is such a great person who can be a role model for all students. I loved the way he expressed himself when he recited a poem,” said Marlene Garza, a junior. Another student agreed. “I loved his presentation. I love to write poems myself and he inspired me to write even more. He shows a lot of power whenever he presents one of his good poems,” said Heather Reilly, a junior. Sanchez talks about how it is important for people to be proud of themselves. He also talked about the hardships a Hispanic can go through and because of that he has become a major advocate for Hispanics. “Hispanics have always worked hard, and we should always be proud of who we are,” said Sanchez. He has been writing poems for more than 20 years. Some are “Why Am I So Brown?” which talks about one’s race and “Who Am I?” which compares people to food. This comparison helps
MT photo by Nick Lopez Nationally known poet Trinidad Sanchez spoke to students in the Urbahn Building recital hall during a visit to the school March 11.
makes it a more creative way to communicate the meaning of the poem. Sanchez said Hispanics can be anything they want to be. “It is important that Hispanics really show what potential we have. We have worked hard to get where we are now,” he said. Sanchez, who spoke at TAMIU the previous day, was brought to V.M.T. by English instructor James Buckley. When asked what poetry means to Buckley, he responded: “Poetry is expression, sharing, and experience. If you write a poem, it must be something out of your memory to share with
others so that people can imagine what you are thinking of,” Buckley said. Buckley discussed how students would benefit from hearing Sanchez’s poetry. “Because he is a poet and an ex-clergy, he knows how to write poetry and deal with people at the same time. He chooses to talk about personal things that are particular to Mexican-American males,” Buckley said. “He chooses food as a metaphor to get the perspective out much easier. Best of all, he uses linguistic terms. Linguistic means when someone knows more than one language and can use a word in one language instead of the other.”
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Hispanics have always worked hard, and we should always be proud of who we are. T rinidad Sanchez
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