Armando P. Ibáñez is a poet who writes passionately about man and his physical and spiritual existence. Though Ibáñez's poetry tends to explore existential universal themes, his constant use of the Spanish language and of Mexican American images distinctly associated with the Southwest identifies his poetry as regional and deeply connected to his Chicano roots. By combining universal themes with regional characteristics, Ibáñez intends to prove that, as a Chicano poet, he is capable of writing about universal human concerns without sacrificing his cultural individuality.

Armando Perez Ibáñez was born on 26 June 1949 in San Diego, Texas, to Gerónimo and Vicenta Ibáñez, both of whom have deep cultural ties to South Texas. On his father's side, his great-grandfather came to the United States from Mexico during the 1860s to fight alongside the...