Gregory Louis Candela is the author of a previous poetry collection, Surfing New Mexico (Crones Unlimited, 2001), as well as six produced plays, including El Mozo Regresa or The Kid Returns, produced as a radio play for KUNM. Recent publication credits include Adobe Walls, Circe's Lament, Italian Americana, Malpa s Review, Monterey Poetry Review, Sin Fronteras, Trumped, Weaving the Terrain, and Van Gogh's Ear. Candela reviewed volumes of poetry and fiction for Southwest Bookviews. He has performed at numerous open-mic poetry readings, often as the featured poet, in Albuquerque as well as Santa Fe and Taos. He has edited six books of poetry and performed with two musical groups, currently with Dog Star trio as a percussionist/guitarist/vocalist. Dog Star's CD Down to Earth (2017) was a finalist in two categories for the New Mexico Music Awards. Extensively travelled in Mexico and Central America, Candela has been a student of Spanish and Mexican culture since his first trip to Mexico in 1970. He has translated original poetry from English into Spanish and from Spanish into English. His poem "Cementerios de Nuevo M xico" was nominated for a Pushcart Prize in 2018. A resident of New Mexico since 1972, Candela is Professor Emeritus at the University of New Mexico, where he taught literature, creative writing, technical writing, and composition.
