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Jimmy Santiago Baca

Award-Winning Author & Poet; Founder of Cedar Tree

Award-Winning Author & Poet; Founder of Cedar Tree

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New Mexico, USA
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Jimmy Santiago Baca Biography

Born in 1952 in Santa Fe of Chicano and Apache descent, Jimmy Santiago Baca was abandoned by his parents and at 13 ran away from the orphanage where his grandmother had placed him. He was convicted on drug charges in 1973 and spent five years in prison. There he learned to read and began writing poetry.

His semiautobiographical novel in verse, Martin and Meditations on the South Valley (1987), received the 1988 Before Columbus Foundation’s American Book Award in 1989. In addition to over a dozen books of poetry, he has published memoirs, essays, stories, and a screenplay, Bound by Honor (1993), which was made into a feature-length film directed by Taylor Hackford.

Baca’s work is concerned with social justice and revolves around the marginalized and disenfranchised, treating themes of addiction, community, and the American Southwest barrios.

Immigrants in Our Own Land (1979, 1991) was Baca’s first significant collection, one based on his imprisonment. Baca’s other poetry titles include Healing Earthquakes (2001), C-Train & 13 Mexicans (2002), Winter Poems Along the Rio Grande (2004), and Spring Poems Along the Rio Grande (2007).

In addition to the American Book Award, Baca has received a Pushcart Prize and the Hispanic Heritage Award for Literature. His memoir, A Place to Stand (2001), garnered the International Prize. In 2006, Baca was awarded the Cornelius P. Turner Award, which honors GED graduates who have made “outstanding contributions” in areas such as education, justice, and social welfare.

Baca has conducted writing workshops in prisons, libraries, and universities across the country for more than 30 years. In 2004, he launched Cedar Tree, a literary nonprofit designed to provide writing workshops, training, and outreach programs for at-risk youth, prisoners and ex-prisoners, and disadvantaged communities. Baca holds a BA in English and an honorary PhD in literature from the University of New Mexico.

Jimmy Santiago Baca Speaking Topics

  • The Poetic Justice of Redemption & Hope

Jimmy Santiago Baca Videos

  • Jimmy Santiago Baca - I Am Offering This Poem
    Celebrated poet Jimmy Santiago Baca reads I Am Offering This Poem from his 1979 collection Immigrants in Our Own Land.
  • A Poetry Reading by Jimmy Santiago Baca
    New Mexico native Jimmy Santiago Baca reading some of his work as the 2011 Elizabeth Bishop Poetry Series Poet at Vassar College on November 14,...

Jimmy Santiago Baca Books

  • Breaking Bread with the Darkness: Book 1: The Esai Poems
    Breaking Bread with the Darkness: Book 1: The Esai Poems
  • A Glass of Water
    A Glass of Water
  • Adolescents on the Edge: Stories and Lessons to Transform Learning
    Adolescents on the Edge: Stories and Lessons to Transform Learning
  • Stories from the Edge
    Stories from the Edge
  • A Place to Stand
    A Place to Stand

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Jimmy Santiago Baca is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as The Poetic Justice of Redemption & Hope. The estimated speaking fee range to book Jimmy Santiago Baca for your event is $5,000 - $10,000. Jimmy Santiago Baca generally travels from NM, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Al Letson, Bruce George, Clifton L. Taulbert, Beau Sia and Fab 5 Freddy. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Jimmy Santiago Baca for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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