...but my friends call me Burque

"Manuel Gonzalez's poetry is authentic, genuine, revolutionary, and infused with the vibrant fire-language of the Mexica. A native Burqueño, his voice rings true with the cuentos of our sacred lands, the water-rush of our rivers, and the magnanimous love for our mountains. Manuel is his poetry and his poetry is a reflection of the myriad of voices that are New Mexico. His writing is a vital contribution to the literary dialogue of the Chicano experience, but most of all, he is good gente and this is one damn firme book."

~Jessica Helen Lopez
Albuquerque Poet Laureate author of Always Messing with Them Boys