Jesús Maya

Jesús Maya es un poeta y organizador comunitario mexicano que escribe acerca de vivir en el barrio, migrar, y mantenerse conectados con comunidades diversas. Sus poemas aparecen en el libro La Tolvanera (Latin American Researchers of Ontario, 2011) y las antologías Iguana Escribir El Exilio (Enana Blanca 2007), Lumbre y Relumbre: Antología Selecta de la Poesía Hispano Canadiense (Editorial Antares 2013), y Changing the Face of Canadian Literature (Guernica Editions, 2020). Sus escritos también han sido musicalizados, inspirado un cortometraje, y publicados en periódicos, revistas, libros académicos y sitios de internet.

Jesús Maya is a Mexican poet and community organizer who writes about what it means to live in a marginalized urban neighborhood, migrate, and maintain connections with diverse communities. His poems appear in his book La Tolvanera (Latin American Researchers of Ontario, 2011) and several anthologies including Iguana Escribir El Exilio (Enana Blanca 2007), Lumbre y Relumbre: Antología Selecta de la Poesía Hispano Canadiense (Editorial Antares 2013), and Changing the Face of Canadian Literature (Guernica Editions, 2020). His writing has also been musicalized, has inspired a short film, and been published in newspapers, magazines, academic books and internet sites.

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