El Proyecto de la literatura puertorriqueña

José Raúl “Gallego” González Rodríguez was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico in 1974. He is the author of three poetry books: Dulce Santurce y Holy Puerta de Tierra (Galleklle, 2021), Residente del Lupus (Isla Negra Editores, 2006),  and Barrunto (Isla Negra Editores, 2000). His poetry collection, Barrunto, placed third in the PEN Club of Puerto Rico awards in 2000, and Residente del Lupus received an honorary mention from Puerto Rico’s PEN Club in 2006. González Rodríguez’s work has been influenced by figures such as Julia de Burgos, Angelamaría Dávila, Pablo Neruda, César Vallejo, Pedro Pietri, Miguel Algarrín, Miguel Piñero, and Clemente Soto Vélez, among others, and he sees himself as part of the spoken word movement. His work has been published in Los nuevos caníbales. Vol. 2: Antología de la más reciente poesía del caribe hispano (Ediciones Union, 2003), Expresiones: muestras de ensayo, teatro, narrativa, arte y poesía de la Generación X (Editorial Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña, 2003), Mal(h)ab(l)ar: Antología de nueva literatura puertorriqueña (Yagunzo Press, 1997), among others. Currently, he resides in Puerto Rico and works as an independent artist.

 Works Cited

González Rodriguez, José Raúl “Gallego.” Author Questionnaire. El proyecto de la literatura puertorriqueña, 2024.

González Rodriguez, José Raúl “Gallego.” Interview. Conducted by Raquel Salas Rivera, 1 Oct. 2021.