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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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Luisa A. Igloria @thepoetslizard.bsky.social · Nov 13

On @poetrydaily.bsky.social —
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Luisa A. Igloria on "Caulbearer"

There are five things enclosed in gauzy nets, each hanging between the spikes of some kind of desert plant. They are the only things blushed with color in a drab and dusty dreamscape. At the same time...

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Luisa A. Igloria @thepoetslizard.bsky.social · 3d

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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Luisa A. Igloria @thepoetslizard.bsky.social · 6d

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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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Luisa A. Igloria @thepoetslizard.bsky.social · 7d

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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Luisa A. Igloria @thepoetslizard.bsky.social · 8d

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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Luisa A. Igloria @thepoetslizard.bsky.social · 12d

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/

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Luisa A. Igloria @thepoetslizard.bsky.social · 18d

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

Luisa A. Igloria @thepoetslizard.bsky.social · 18d

Thank you, poets.org and Poem-a-Day! 🎉 poets.org/poem/lingard...

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Home The Academy of American Poets is the largest membership-based nonprofit organization fostering an appreciation for contemporary poetry and supporting American poets.

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Luisa A. Igloria @thepoetslizard.bsky.social · 22d

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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Luisa A. Igloria @thepoetslizard.bsky.social · 23d

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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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Luisa A. Igloria @thepoetslizard.bsky.social · 26d

And on Thurs., 18 Sept., join me and my co-editors Aileen Cassinetto and David Hassler for the Book Launch of THE NATURE OF OUR TIMES: POEMS ON AMERICA'S LANDS, WATERS, WILDLIFE, AND OTHER NATURAL WONDERS Poetry Reading, 7:00 PM * Kent Student Center Ballroom Balcony.
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Reading Series | Wick Poetry Center | Kent State University

Wick Poetry CenterReadings & Events 2025–2026 The Art of Seeing: Reflections on Art through PoetryAugust 29, 5:00pmCenter for the Visual Arts, CVA GalleryKent State Campus, 325 Terrace Dr, Kent, OH 44...

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Luisa A. Igloria @thepoetslizard.bsky.social · 26d

If you are in Cleveland on Fri., 19 Sept., come give a listen to Ohio poets (and anthology editors) read from THE NATURE OF OUR TIMES: POEMS ON AMERICA'S LANDS, WATERS, WILDLIFE, and OTHER NATURAL WONDERS (Paloma Press, 2025)
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The Exhibit · The Nature of Our Times

Poems on America’s Lands, Waters, Wildlife, and Other Natural Wonders

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Luisa A. Igloria @thepoetslizard.bsky.social · Sep 7

We hope to see you at the BOOK LAUNCH programs for THE NATURE OF OUR TIMES, at the Wick Poetry Center 18 September, and at the Cleveland Public Library 19 September. <3

Luisa A. Igloria @thepoetslizard.bsky.social · Sep 7

And I am so grateful for the tireless work of my co-editors, and the vision of Dr. Phil Levin and United By Nature.   Agyamanac unay! <3

Luisa A. Igloria @thepoetslizard.bsky.social · Sep 7

Thank you to the 210 poets who gave us their poems for this beautiful print collection; to the Wick Poetry Center at Kent State University, Poets for Science, the Ohio Arts Council, the San Mateo County Office of Arts and Culture, the Woodward Foundation, and Alex Catanese at Each+Every

Luisa A. Igloria @thepoetslizard.bsky.social · Sep 7

My book CAULBEARER (Immigrant Writing Series Prize; Black Lawrence Press, 2024) turned 1 year old in the last week of August (it’s a Virgo, like me)!   
AND! the new anthology copies arrived! THE NATURE OF OUR TIMES, co-edited by Luisa A. Igloria, Aileen Cassinetto, and David Hassler <3

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Luisa A. Igloria @thepoetslizard.bsky.social · Aug 27

They are promoting THE NATURE OF OUR TIMES: POEMS ON AMERICA'S LANDS, WATERS, WILDLIFE, AND OTHER NATURAL WONDERS, co-edited by Luisa A. Igloria, Aileen Cassinetto, and David Hassler, with a Foreword by Dr. Phil Levin. The anthology will be released from Paloma Press on 18 September 2025.

Luisa A. Igloria @thepoetslizard.bsky.social · Aug 27

Tune in Wed. 27 Aug at 8:00 PM ET/5:00 PM PT, when poets Luisa A. Igloria and Kindra McDonald will be guests on "Dr. Andy's Poetry and Technology Hour."
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Luisa A. Igloria @thepoetslizard.bsky.social · Aug 25

Excited for the book launch of THE NATURE OF OUR TIMES, which I co-edited with Aileen Cassinetto & David Hassler: at Kent State U/Wick Poetry Center, 18 Sept. 🌳🌿 There will be additional events: a reading at Cleveland Public Library, & this reading at Last Exit Books. Stay tuned for more info!

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Luisa A. Igloria @thepoetslizard.bsky.social · Aug 1

This anthology is a collaboration with Wick Poetry Center at Kent State University, United By Nature, and Poets for Science.

Luisa A. Igloria @thepoetslizard.bsky.social · Aug 1

Originally envisioned as a companion to
the first National Nature Assessment and now to the work
of United By Nature, this anthology gathers 210 poets
from North America giving witness to how nature
shapes our lives and how we can shape the future.

Luisa A. Igloria @thepoetslizard.bsky.social · Aug 1

We are so excited to share this
cover reveal of THE NATURE OF OUR TIMES:
Poems on America’s Lands, Waters, Wildlife, and other Natural Wonders Edited by Luisa A. Igloria, Aileen Cassinetto,
and David Hassler; Foreword by Phil Levin.
Forthcoming from Paloma Press on 18 September, 2025...

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Luisa A. Igloria @thepoetslizard.bsky.social · Aug 1

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VISUAL ART & HANDBOUND BOOKS

DM me for details and/or commissions.

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Luisa A. Igloria @thepoetslizard.bsky.social · Jul 30

In the July 2025 issue of @rhinopoetry.bsky.social —
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REVIEWS — RHINO — Rooms for the Dead and the Not Yet by Rhoni Blankenhorn - Reviewed by Luisa A. Igloria

Filipina American poet Rhoni Blankenhorn won the 2024 Trio Award for her debut collection, Rooms for the Dead and the Not Yet. A list of possibly some of the brightest names in poetry in North America...

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