Poetic Obituaries: [Luis Omar] Salinas had withstood

a tough early life "as a kid on the Tex-Mex border," [Philip] Levine said.

Cousin Carmen Molina cared for Mr. Salinas the last years of his life in Sanger, and remembered him Thursday for his intellect.

"His poetry is lush in imagery, like no other being written," she said. She recognized his talent in high school, and he helped her with her own high school essays.

from The Fresno Bee: Poet Salinas dies at 70

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