The poem takes place on a U.S. Department … Poet Laureate from 2015 to 2017. Juan Felipe Herrera was born in Fowler, California in 1948. Juan Felipe Herrera was the U.S. Juan Felipe Herrera was born in Fowler, California in 1948. It was given every other year since 1996 until 2009 when it was changed to be given annually. Juan Felipe Herrera: Professor Emeritus Office: 4143 INTS E-mail: juan.herrera@ucr.edu Personal Website: Professor Herrera's curriculum vitae (PDF format) . Juan Felipe is the father of the author and artist Joaquin Ramon Herrera.Professor Juan Felipe Herrera, a writer, poet, teacher, and activist has been named Poet Laureate of California. As a son of migrant farm worker, U.S. Praised by the New York Times as "wildly inventive," he earned a spot on the 2008 New York Times Notable Book list. On June 10, 2015, Librarian of Congress James H. Billington announced the appointment of Juan Felipe Herrera as the 21st Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry.On making the appointment, Dr. Billington said: I see in Herrera’s poems the work of an American original—work that takes the sublimity and largesse of “Leaves of Grass” and expands upon it. L.A. Times Robert Kirsch Award for Lifetime Achievement.He is the author of thirty books including collections of poetry, prose, short stories, young adult novels and picture books for children. He lives in Fresno, California. As a child, Juan Felipe Herrera traveled through the many small farming towns of California before his parents finally settled in San Diego. Listen to the Recording (02:04) Share. Senator Bill Bradley & Juan Felipe Herrera Awards and Nominations His biography lists twenty-one distinguished awards including the National Book Critics Circle award for poetry and. He has founded bilingual theater groups, music and poetry troupes. Poet Laureate from 2015–2017. Name Pronunciation with Juan Felipe Herrera; Our Original Resources 3. The son of migrant farmworkers, he was the U.S. Poet Juan Felipe Herrera has received nationwide attention for his recent collection of poems, which was published by the University of Arizona Press. A buoyant, breathtaking poem from Juan Felipe Herrera — brilliantly illustrated by Caldecott Honoree Lauren Castillo — speaks to every dreaming heart. Meet-the-Author Recording with Juan Felipe Herrera about Portraits of Hispanic American Heroes. Poem by Juan Felipe Herrera Prints by Felicia Rice Introduction by Carmen Giménez Smith About the book Review in Parenthesis 37, Autumn 2019 Review in Latino Book Review, August 2019 Article in UCSC NewsCenter, February 2019 BORDERBUS is a rendering of one long poem by Juan Felipe Herrera. Highlights from Juan Felipe Herrera's poetry reading at Duke University, sponsored by the Program in Latino/a Studies in the Global South, on 17 November 2016. By Juan Felipe Herrera About this Poet The son of migrant farm workers, Herrera was educated at UCLA and Stanford University, and he earned his MFA from the University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop.