"Quiet, well-shaped
meditations we hope will guide your tired bones
into a new and tender regard for the poetry of la raza. Andale."
- Dr. Canela Jaramillo, STANDARDS
Rod Ricardo-Livingstone was born and raised in Fresno, California.
Being only the first generation of the Ricardo family removed
from the long hours and hard work of the agricultural fields of
the central San Joaquin Valley, he learned to appreciate the sacrifices
of his family's campesino blood and the value of education. He
attended and graduated from CSU Fresno with much thanks
to his mother's inspiration and the guidance of his tío
& godfather, David Ricardo; also to Juan Felipe Herrera for
getting cilantro stuck between Rod's teeth. Rod is a member of
the Royal Chicano Navy based in Fresno under the admiralship of
Gary Soto. He is currently working as a high school English teacher
in Carlsbad, CA and is still writing to give voice to the locura,
lágrimas, and love of la vida.
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