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Luisa A. Igloria
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Poet Laureate of VA 2020-22, Emerita; ODU Louis I. Jaffe Professor; Baguio girl; https://blacklawrencepress.com/books/caulbearer/ ; linktr.ee/thepoetslizard
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November 26, 2025 at 3:30 AM
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POETRY-IN-PROGRESS: LUISA A. IGLORIA
Editor’s Note:   The Halo Halo Review  is pleased to offer a new feature: “Poetry-in-progress” where poets focus on the making of a single p...
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November 17, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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Thank you Eileen Tabios for the invitation to help kick off your new series of features (Poems in Progress) at The Halo Halo Review ✨🎉

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Critical reviews, Introductions, and other engagements with the English-language works of Filipino authors in all genres
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November 17, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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Thank you Eileen Tabios for the invitation to help kick off your new series of features (Poems in Progress) at The Halo Halo Review ✨🎉

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November 17, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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November 17, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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Thank you 2025 BRILLIANT POETRY PRIZE judges for this honor ✨💕✨

You can read all of the poems in full at www.thebrilliantpoetry.com/2025

All are invited to a virtual reading with the shortlisted poets on Thursday 20 November 2025 from 13:00 to 14:00 GMT.

The event is free
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November 10, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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"The Nature of Our Times" Hybrid Poetry Reading & Exhibit Launch
Join us for a hybrid poetry reading and exhibit launch featuring contributors to the new anthology "The Nature of Our Times."
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November 9, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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In 12 days, it will be my 14th year
writing [at least] a poem a day.

Grateful for this sustaining practice.

* Check out my latest book, CAULBEARER, from @blacklawrence.bsky.social; and this review of it at The Poetry Lighthouse www.thepoetrylighthouse.com/book-reviews...
Caulbearer — The Poetry Lighthouse
Having just marked its one-year birthday, Luisa A. Igloria’s Caulbearer reads now like a small constellation; each poem a bright, necessary star that keeps its own orbit while throwing light on its ...
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November 7, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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Bit of a late post— I just happened on this in a FB Group I’m a member of. Apparently one of my poems (from CAULBEARER, Black Lawrence Press) is among the “Special Mention” poems (among many excellent poets) in THE 2025 PUSHCART PRIZE Anthology and wasn’t informed (same with a lot of other poets).
November 1, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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It’s complete and it’s beautiful!!!
So proud, and grateful to Venazir Martinez who created ODU’s first public mural, one that honors the legacies and achievements of Filipinos in Hampton Roads! 🎉💕🎉
[Photo credit: Jasper Waugh-Quasebarth, Director of the ODU ODU Baron & Ellin Gordon Art Galleries ]
October 31, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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Artist threading Filipino culture and local history into a mural near ODU
Venazir Martinez has created festive murals around the world, each reflecting their surrounding communities. She will discuss her work Thursday, Oct. 30 at ODU.
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October 29, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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The 2025 Brilliant Poetry Competition Shortlisted Poems: Luisa A. Igloria - IYQ 2025
Brilliant Poetry is an international competition that invites participants from around the world every year to explore scientific discoveries and curiosity through poetic expression.   Aligned with th...
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October 17, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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"Safety is a body with/ a place to hide in."

Read "Safety Pin" by Luisa A. Igloria (@thepoetslizard.bsky.social), new in our #PoetryTuesday column in #TheMargins. 🧷

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Safety Pin
Safety is a body with a place to hide in.
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October 15, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Here's the text of one of the poems featured by Kelli Russell Agodon and Melissa Studdard in Episode 25 of their "Poems You Need" —

"Tell me about the future"
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miCRo: "Tell me about the future" by Luisa A. Igloria
A poem for those experiencing climate anxiety, with an unexpected turn in the changing environment
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October 14, 2025 at 2:13 AM
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Despite everything, poetry. With @webbish6.bsky.social @velveteenrabbi.bsky.social @ren-powell.bsky.social @garybarwin.bsky.social @thepoetslizard.bsky.social @jamesmcconachie1.bsky.social @oyoguhito.bsky.social @robmclennan.bsky.social @emmalee1.bsky.social 3/3
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Poetry Blog Digest 2025, Week 40
A personal selection of posts from the Poetry Blogging Network and beyond.
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October 6, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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Thank you so much Kelli Russell Agodon and Melissa Studdard for such beautifully attentive readings of my poems. 💕💕💕

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Poems You Need, Episode 25: Luisa A. Igloria
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October 13, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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What a gift to be read with such depth and precision! I could not have asked for a better reader.

Thank you Erwin Arroyo / The Poetry Lighthouse 💕💕💕

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Caulbearer — The Poetry Lighthouse
Having just marked its one-year birthday, Luisa A. Igloria’s Caulbearer reads now like a small constellation; each poem a bright, necessary star that keeps its own orbit while throwing light on its ...
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October 6, 2025 at 3:18 AM
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Luisa A. Igloria (@VAPoetLaureate2020) reads “[God gave a Loaf to every Bird —]” by Emily Dickinson | Read A Little Poetry
Luisa A. Igloria (@VAPoetLaureate2020) reads “[God gave a Loaf to every Bird —]” by Emily Dickinson.
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October 3, 2025 at 2:56 AM
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Today marks the start of Filipino American History month.

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“San Maló” by Luisa A. Igloria | The Missouri Review
Discovering the best in fiction, essays, and poetry
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October 1, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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Mark your calendars - and join us Wednesday 08 October at 8 PM.

Free/open to the public, but please register at Eventbrite—
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September 30, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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Join us — Luisa A. Igloria @thepoetslizard.bsky.social , Michelle Peñaloza, R.A.Villanueva, & @rhonierika.bsky.social — for a virtual reading & conversation, OUR HISTORY BRINGS US HERE * 8:00 ET, Wed Oct 8 * We're
toasting our books published this past year/this year, so RSVP now at aaww.org/events/
September 27, 2025 at 2:39 AM
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Missing this crew already!!! Thank you KSU and Wick Poetry center— you bet we’re coming back! 💕💕💕 Thank you and here’s to everything else ahead 🍸🎉 #ecopoetry #thenatureofourtimes
September 21, 2025 at 12:42 AM
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Thank you, poets.org and Poem-a-Day! 🎉 poets.org/poem/lingard...
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September 20, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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Wooo! So cool to be listed in this roundup with my daughter Ina Cariño and my friend and colleague Marianne Chan! 💕💕💕

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Filipino American History Month: 10 Poetry Recommendations for Booksellers - Community of Literary Magazines and Presses
October is Filipino American History Month! To help bookstores and libraries celebrate, we’ve put together this roundup of 10 poetry collections to spotlight all month and year-round. (We publish long...
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September 16, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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Arthur Sze named 25th U.S. poet laureate
Sze is a poet with a lot of acclaim — he's won the National Book Award, was a Guggenheim fellow and was a finalist for the Pulitzer. He aims to promote interest in translated poetry in his new role.
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September 15, 2025 at 1:57 PM