José Montoya

José Montoya
Born(1932-05-28)28 May 1932
Died25 September 2013(2013-09-25) (aged 81)
OccupationProfessor
LanguageEnglish and Spanish
CitizenshipUnited States
GenreChicano poetry

José Montoya (May 28, 1932 – September 25, 2013) was a poet and an artist from Sacramento, California. He was one of the most influential Chicano bilingual poets. He has published many well-known poems in anthologies and magazines, and served as Sacramento's poet laureate.