Alurista (Autor Personal)

Maldonado, J. Poesía chicana Alurista, el mero chingón, 1971.

Southwest tales, c1985: CIP t.p. (Alurista) data sheet (b. 8/8/47)

His Tremble purple, 1987: p. 3 (Alurista; has pub. six collections of poetry; edits journal Maize; Ph.D. in Spanish and Lat. Amer. lit.; asst. prof. of Spanish at Cal Poly U. in San Luis Obispo, Calif.)

Information from 678 converted Dec. 16, 2014 (at San Diego State College)

Meier, Matt S. Mexican American biographies, 1988: pages 4-5 (Alurista (Alberto Urista Heredia). Born in Mexico City August 8, 1947 and spent his early life in Cuernavaca and Acapulco, Mexico. In his teens, moved to San Diego, California where he graduated from high school, attended Chapman College, and completed his BA at San Diego State University in 1971 and his PhD from University of California, San Diego, in 1982. Taught creative writing and Chicano literature at San Diego State University. Considered the leading Chicano poet of the 1960s.)