I have been published in The Best American Nonrequired Reading Anthology 2011, Bombay Gin Literary Journal, La Gente Newsmagazine of UCLA, Hinchas de Poesia, ABCTAles, among others.
I am an active moderator of the group 'Poets Responding to SB1070.'
My email address is: josehdz1984@gmail.com
UC Berkeley English Major. Enjoy Art History.. Some favorite poets: Octavio Paz; Allen Ginsberg; Frank O' Hara; Guillaume Apollinaire; Rosario Castellanos; Charles Baudelaire; Cesar Vallejo; William Carlos Williams; Arthur Rimbaud; Michael McClure; Pablo Neruda; Jack Kerouac; E E Cummings; Paul Valery; Pierre Reverdy; Francisco X. Alarcon; Alurista; Vicente Huidobro; etc...
My Stories
the flocks cloud the roadway Submitted on May 2, 2012 - 10:02 | 45 reads
meant Submitted on May 1, 2012 - 07:57 | 54 reads
Adieu Submitted on April 29, 2012 - 22:42 | 103 reads
autumn window Submitted on April 29, 2012 - 08:48 | 72 reads
El llano y sus flores Submitted on October 18, 2011 - 00:15 | 122 reads
And so I bleed Submitted on October 11, 2011 - 00:07 | 129 reads
The Rhythm of Flowers Submitted on October 10, 2011 - 23:54 | 95 reads
The Temple of the Feathered Serpent Submitted on September 28, 2011 - 20:54 | 139 reads
These Serpent Wings Submitted on September 21, 2011 - 20:36 | 94 reads
Personal Statement for MFA Programs Submitted on September 20, 2011 - 19:36 | 157 reads
Obsidian Dreams Submitted on September 15, 2011 - 18:44 | 118 reads
Your Violet Wind Submitted on September 2, 2011 - 23:16 | 239 reads
Zapatista Blues Submitted on September 1, 2011 - 18:57 | 153 reads
Are You the Wind? Submitted on August 30, 2011 - 18:49 | 161 reads
Barrio vs. Barrio Submitted on August 29, 2011 - 20:59 | 111 reads
This Serpent Tongue Cannot Be Colonized Submitted on August 29, 2011 - 20:53 | 410 reads
The Sixth Sun Has Arrived Submitted on August 29, 2011 - 20:44 | 152 reads
Panadería Revolución (I Am Floating Gardens) Submitted on August 26, 2011 - 21:09 | 104 reads
The Jaguar Moon Has Risen Submitted on August 26, 2011 - 21:02 | 110 reads
I Think of Lorca Submitted on August 26, 2011 - 20:58 | 115 reads
Violet Dreams Submitted on August 20, 2011 - 01:19 | 285 reads
The Jazz in the Background Submitted on August 19, 2011 - 07:43 | 222 reads
Autumnal Eyes Submitted on August 11, 2011 - 22:28 | 308 reads
My Paper Soul Submitted on August 10, 2011 - 20:59 | 220 reads
What I Meant To Say Submitted on August 9, 2011 - 04:47 | 221 reads
Traffic and Wind Submitted on August 3, 2011 - 07:01 | 130 reads
I Did Not Wake Up Submitted on August 3, 2011 - 06:28 | 272 reads
Dreams of Botticelli Submitted on July 20, 2011 - 01:41 | 247 reads
An Ode to the Jornaleros Submitted on July 19, 2011 - 17:59 | 180 reads
They Haven't Loved Submitted on July 15, 2011 - 18:10 | 349 reads
Nopales for Breakfast Submitted on July 13, 2011 - 23:57 | 287 reads
Love Kiss Soul Submitted on July 12, 2011 - 23:42 | 152 reads
Another Week Without You Submitted on July 11, 2011 - 00:47 | 160 reads
Your Lilac Kiss Submitted on July 10, 2011 - 20:59 | 196 reads
I Thought of Jack Kerouac Submitted on July 10, 2011 - 00:14 | 447 reads
Sic Semper Tyrannis Submitted on July 9, 2011 - 18:18 | 184 reads
Spanish Eyes Submitted on July 7, 2011 - 22:05 | 269 reads
Purple Petals Submitted on July 6, 2011 - 22:17 | 331 reads
The Languid Way of Leaves Submitted on July 4, 2011 - 07:29 | 261 reads
The True Poet Submitted on July 3, 2011 - 23:18 | 398 reads
To Find You In My Dreams Submitted on July 2, 2011 - 02:34 | 247 reads
Sun Soaked Eyes Submitted on July 1, 2011 - 03:55 | 239 reads
Go to Sleep Submitted on June 30, 2011 - 06:08 | 245 reads
A Lamp in the Forest Submitted on June 29, 2011 - 04:48 | 137 reads
This is a Painting Submitted on June 28, 2011 - 06:14 | 149 reads
The Lavender Sky Submitted on June 27, 2011 - 17:07 | 324 reads
The Lucid Fireflies Submitted on June 25, 2011 - 07:05 | 261 reads
The Smell of Lilacs Submitted on June 25, 2011 - 05:34 | 357 reads
Her Eyes Submitted on June 20, 2011 - 21:42 | 232 reads
Lying in the Grass Submitted on June 7, 2011 - 23:52 | 380 reads
Caffeine Dreams Submitted on June 3, 2011 - 07:10 | 285 reads
I Think of Diego Rivera Submitted on June 2, 2011 - 01:15 | 204 reads
We Call It Work Submitted on May 31, 2011 - 03:19 | 391 reads
Lingering Abstractedly Submitted on May 30, 2011 - 03:38 | 400 reads
I Have Never Left Submitted on May 11, 2011 - 02:43 | 277 reads
Fast Equal Motion Submitted on May 6, 2011 - 02:04 | 222 reads
autumn anarchy forever finally Submitted on May 3, 2011 - 13:27 | 228 reads
Of All Things Submitted on April 12, 2011 - 03:11 | 232 reads
Like Migratory Birds Submitted on March 3, 2011 - 21:49 | 362 reads
A Walk in the Mercado Submitted on March 2, 2011 - 02:13 | 209 reads
From Me to You Submitted on February 26, 2011 - 00:35 | 387 reads
Often at Sunset Submitted on February 15, 2011 - 20:50 | 471 reads
In My Barrio (An Improvised Tune) Submitted on February 10, 2011 - 03:43 | 445 reads
Reaching for You Submitted on February 1, 2011 - 23:22 | 570 reads
The Painter and I Submitted on January 25, 2011 - 03:53 | 532 reads
everything and you Submitted on January 20, 2011 - 18:17 | 303 reads
florals of you Submitted on January 14, 2011 - 06:58 | 468 reads
Lunar Café Submitted on January 4, 2011 - 01:11 | 475 reads
The Art of Bullfighting Submitted on December 21, 2010 - 07:12 | 338 reads
Traffic and Marigolds Submitted on November 28, 2010 - 20:35 | 343 reads
College Collage Submitted on October 25, 2010 - 21:18 | 298 reads
The Border Within Submitted on October 21, 2010 - 22:19 | 430 reads
Café with Huevos Rancheros Submitted on October 18, 2010 - 19:27 | 331 reads
Remember Rembrandt? Submitted on October 9, 2010 - 17:24 | 335 reads
English Daisies in Spanish Fields Submitted on September 30, 2010 - 19:16 | 449 reads
A Mountain of a Dream Submitted on September 29, 2010 - 08:17 | 457 reads
the silent corn seed Submitted on September 26, 2010 - 21:00 | 466 reads
To Say the Least Submitted on September 25, 2010 - 18:49 | 382 reads
let's call her April Submitted on September 24, 2010 - 05:48 | 451 reads
The Death of Zapata Submitted on September 21, 2010 - 19:02 | 461 reads
Pausing then Zipping By Submitted on September 21, 2010 - 01:28 | 422 reads
Waiting for the Sun Submitted on September 9, 2010 - 19:27 | 383 reads
Not Even a Rose Submitted on September 7, 2010 - 22:33 | 510 reads
2084 Submitted on September 1, 2010 - 18:35 | 403 reads
The Idle Pen Submitted on August 31, 2010 - 20:21 | 628 reads
Whiskey Filled Sunsets Submitted on August 31, 2010 - 19:58 | 422 reads
The Persistence of Reverie Submitted on August 30, 2010 - 19:38 | 381 reads
A Venice Beach of the Mind Submitted on August 29, 2010 - 22:00 | 390 reads
Three Killed in South Central L.A. Submitted on August 26, 2010 - 23:06 | 429 reads
A Tree Without Leaves Submitted on August 25, 2010 - 21:10 | 598 reads
I Think of Her Tears Submitted on August 24, 2010 - 06:24 | 443 reads
An Ode to Jackson Pollock Submitted on July 9, 2010 - 19:48 | 370 reads
Explosion in a Sewer Submitted on July 5, 2010 - 02:47 | 570 reads
(Sun) Los Angeles Serenade (Moon) Submitted on July 3, 2010 - 23:11 | 428 reads
Crows and Conquest Submitted on June 28, 2010 - 21:50 | 389 reads
The Los Angeles Poetry Scene Submitted on June 25, 2010 - 19:18 | 476 reads
On the Banks of the Jordan Submitted on June 22, 2010 - 22:26 | 376 reads
Abstract Confessional Submitted on June 22, 2010 - 20:42 | 364 reads
Giotto's "O" Submitted on June 21, 2010 - 22:26 | 348 reads
The Essence of My Dead Allure Submitted on June 21, 2010 - 02:27 | 397 reads
The Dichotomy of Dissent Submitted on June 20, 2010 - 00:57 | 390 reads
An Ode to Academia Submitted on June 18, 2010 - 20:02 | 435 reads
Paint the Sonnet Submitted on June 18, 2010 - 19:41 | 361 reads
Leaves of Ash Submitted on June 17, 2010 - 21:36 | 447 reads
When Human Voices Wake Us and We Drown Submitted on June 16, 2010 - 23:03 | 396 reads
