"I always thought books were just the canon, things I couldn't identify with. And then I was introduced to really amazing multicultural literature - it was all things I was trying to do unsuccessfully in my poetry. It really just changed everything. I was introduced to authors like Sandra Cisneros, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Junot Diaz, and a lot of African American literature, as well." - Matt De La Pena

Matt De La Pena: I always thought books were just the canon, things I...

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"I always thought books were just the canon, things I couldn't identify with. And then I was introduced to really amazing multicultural literature - it was all things I was trying to do unsuccessfully in my poetry. It really just changed everything. I was introduced to authors like Sandra Cisneros, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Junot Diaz, and a lot of African American literature, as well." - Matt De La Pena

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