ɪnðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts, hiː wʌz wˈʌn ʌvðə fˈɜːst kɹˈɪɾɪkli ɐklˈeɪmd pˈoʊɪts tə mˈɪks ðə spˈænɪʃ ænd ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ lˈæŋɡwɪdʒᵻz.
In the United States, he was one of the first critically acclaimed poets to mix the Spanish and English languages.