Alonzo Gomez, better known as Chacho, has lived a life most people only see on television.

From drug worlds to turf wars to biker clubs and even prison, he’s wound his way away from and back to his home via a life that’s been competitive, hard and dangerous.

However, aside from his mother, stepfather and brothers, the one thing that’s helped him through it all was his poetry. He’s found it to be both an escape and self-therapy. Which, in his world, are indispensable assets.

From Pen To Page gives you a glimpse of his life through his poetry and a little bit of his story.

Biography by Colleen Nye