I don't write anything in life, be they poems or articles, out of wanting to impress people with "volume" but out of thought, perception and feeling. - Luz María Umpierre

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I don't write anything in life, be they poems or articles, out of wanting to impress people with "volume" but out of thought, perception and feeling.

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About Luz María Umpierre

Luz María "Luzma" Umpierre-Herrera (born in 1947) is a Puerto Rican human rights advocate, New-Humanist educator, poet, and scholar. Umpierre-Herrera works on the topics of activism and social equality, encompassing the immigrant experience, and bilingualism in the United States, and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) issues. Umpierre has published ten poetry books and has had numerous essays published in academic journals.

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Alternative Names: Luz Maria Umpierre

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