“By taking in stories, from Ernesto,
my father, and Rosa, my mother, I learned that my cousins, aunts and uncles had been categorized as communists during the Salvadoran civil war.” 
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Reverberating Voices |
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ABOUT ERNESTO |
Ernesto M. Garay is an award-winning poet, performer, teacher and social activist.
Mr. Garay holds two Masters Degrees: one in Comparative Literature and the other in Ethnic Studies. He is a widely published poet in both Spanish and English. Mr. Garay teaches poetry to children, teens and adults living with intersectional vulnerability, in schools and organizations in Sonoma County.
Presently, Mr. Garay is finishing his book of poetry: Reverberating Voices. Traversing the borders of El Salvador, Nicaragua, Mexico and California, it speaks about the experience of immigration, racism, healing the spirit, displacement and love during the Central American Civil Wars of the 1970s and 1980s.
He is passionate about social justice and advocating for the Latino immigrant community. Immensely creative and accomplished, he inspires us and moves among us with unfailing humility, generosity and grace.
Presently, Mr. Garay is finishing his book of poetry: Reverberating Voices. Traversing the borders of El Salvador, Nicaragua, Mexico and California, it speaks about the experience of immigration, racism, healing the spirit, displacement and love during the Central American Civil Wars of the 1970s and 1980s.
He is passionate about social justice and advocating for the Latino immigrant community. Immensely creative and accomplished, he inspires us and moves among us with unfailing humility, generosity and grace.
Crossing DreamerI want to live in the United States, among the American Dreamers, the green-tailed Humming Bird, gentle rain drops on the roof in the spring time, not among the garbage dumps, the inflated dollar and devalued peso. Not even in the windowless house where I live in, along the plant where we work like the savageblack mule. But I dream out loud and I sing to you: José José’s bolero: “Amar y Querer” until my heart bursts, and the yellow and speckled stars appear tonight. And, I strap on my white Nikes and cross myself. Before I cross over to the other side of the grated fence, I finish this poem written to you. In my fluttering heart, I see your glistening eyes and turn into a Lioness. There’s no turning back to where I have no name!
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