• Longino Luis López writes under name L. Luis López
• He has written three books of poetry:
Musings of a Barrio Sack Boy,
A Painting of Sand, and
Each Month I Sing.
• Luis was born on March 15, 1938, in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
•BA from Spring Hill College, Mobile, Alabama
• MA from St. John’s College, Santa Fe, New Mexico
• Ph.D. from the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Studied at the Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Oxford, England.
• Has been granted four National Endowment for the Humanities awards (see
Awards).
• Has taught high school and college since 1963. Tampa, Florida; Albuquerque, New Mexico; St. John’s College summer program for inner city students, The University of New Mexico Honors Program.
•Presently in transitional retirement at Mesa State College in Grand Junction, Colorado, where he has taught English, Mythology, Latin, Ancient Greek, Greek and Roman literature classes, and was Director of the Academic Honors Program.
• Luis and his wife, Maggie, presently live in Grand Junction, Colorado.
Copyright 2009 L. Luis Lopez