Ray Gonzalez (born 1952, El Paso, Texas) is a Chicano poet, essayist, and editor widely recognized as one of the most important voices in Chicano literature. He is the author of more than a dozen collections including Consideration of the Guitar: New and Selected Poems (BOA Editions, 2005), The Hawk Temple at Tierra Grande (BOA Editions, 2002), and The Religion of Hands (University of Arizona Press, 2005). He has edited numerous anthologies of Latino poetry, including Touching the Fire: Fifteen Poets of Today's Latino Renaissance (1998). Born on the U.S.–Mexico border, his work draws on Chicano history, mythology, and the spiritual landscape of the borderlands. A recipient of the PEN/Oakland Josephine Miles Award, he teaches at the University of Minnesota.