by the El Reportero news services
Alberto RíosHispanic standout, renowned poet and Regents Professor Alberto Rios has been selected as Arizona’s first Poet Laureate.
Rios, 61, has authored ten books of poetry, three story books and a memoir “Capirotada”. His memoir told of his youth spent living on the Mexico-Arizona border; it won the Latino Literacy Hall of Fame Award. He has received many other recognitions for his work including the Walt Whitman Award in Poetry. The poet and academic started as an English professor at Arizona State University and reached the highest faculty rank in the state’s university system being named Regent in 1989.
His poetry has been featured in more than ninety literary anthologies. His poetry collection ‘The Theater of Night” was honored with the PEN/Beyond Margins award and “The Smallest Muscle in the Human Body” was a National Book Award finalist.
His work is often taught in college curriculum and has been adapted to dance and both classical and popular music.
Jennifer López’s Stalker Lived in Her Pool House for DAYS
Not only does Jennifer López have a stalker, but he was recently arrested for “vacationing” at her Hamptons mansion.
According to police reports, 49-year-old John M. Dubis managed not only to get onto the massive estate while the singer was out of town, but also into the property’s pool house.
For several days Dubis lived in the pool house and walked the grounds freely. Neighbors also saw him on the property and he even took photos during his stay.
Though López’s $10 million home is routinely patrolled by security guards, the three-acre estate was likely easy to hide around, especially considering the pool house is a SFways from the main house.
Dubis was finally arrested on Aug. 8, and charged with burglary, stalking, and criminal contempt.
He has also been ordered to undergo a psychiatric evaluation.
This was not JLo’s first incident with Dubis. The “Dance Again” singer already had an over of protection out against him after he began contacting her mother earlier this year.
Dubis was arraigned on August 9th and is currently being held on $100,000 bail. He is scheduled to appear in court on August 28.
