Born and raised in the South Bronx, New York City, Bobby González grew up in a bicultural environment. González draws on his Native American (Taino) and Latino (Puerto Rican) roots to offer a unique repertoire of discourses, readings and performances that celebrates his indigenous heritage.

González has lectured at many institutions including Yale University, the University of Alaska-Fairbanks and the University of Mississippi. As a storyteller he’s had the privilege of performing at Carnegie Hall, the Museum of Television & Radio and the Detroit Institute of Arts. He has given poetry readings at the National Museum of the American Indian, the University of North Dakota and the Nuyorican Poets Café.

He is the author of several books including The Last Puerto Rican Indian: a Collection of Dangerous Poetry and TAINO ZEN.

González died at the age of seventy-one on September 21, 2023.