When considering the entire body of work of award-winning poet Angela de Hoyos readers can note changes and constants. Initially her work expressed anger and frustration toward unjust circumstances, particularly the plight of the Chicano. More recently she has become satirical and views issues with a distant and caustic tone, reflecting her maturation not only as a poet, but also as a person. She has maintained a concern for those groups society has marginalized (be they Chicano or female) and a desire to verbalize the inner workings of the individual. She interprets the world from a dualistic point of view, effectively re-creating the tensions, for example, between male and female, Anglo and Hispanic, and compassion and apathy. De Hoyos's most significant merit is her ability to perceive the follies and virtues of human nature with sensitivity and a Spartan style.

De Hoyos was born in the state of...