#MeetOurFellows: @lesannsai (she/her) is a first generation Cuban American, born and raised in Miami, Florida. Her work has appeared in or is forthcoming from New England Review, Kenyon Review Online, AGNI, jubilat, Narrative, Black Warrior Review, and others. #CantoMundo#Poetry
#MeetOurFellows: Eduardo Martinez-Leyva (he/him/his) was born to Mexican immigrants and grew up on the U.S.-Mexico border. His poems have appeared in The Adroit Journal, The Boston Review, Best New Poets 2015, and elsewhere. #CantoMundo#Poetry
#MeetOurFellows: @noelpquinones is a Puerto Rican writer, performer, and community organizer from the Bronx. His work has been published in POETRY, Green Mountains Review, the Latin American Review, Rattle, Kweli Journal, and elsewhere. noelpquinones.com#CantoMundo#Poetry
Congratulations, @paulhlava! 👏
For winning the 2021 AWP Donal Hall Award for Poetry with his manuscript banana [ ]. Chosen by Ilya Kaminsky, it will be published by U of Pittsburgh Press. #CantoMundo#Poetry
CantoMundo is thrilled to celebrate our 2021 #CantoMundo Fellows and our returning Fellows below! Thank you to everyone who participated in CantoMundo’s inaugural Digital Retreat! CantoMundo would also like to thank and acknowledge its generous #RetreatTeam!
We are incredibly grateful for María Fernanda’s (@trochaicpoet) service in her capacity as The Academy of American Poets’ (@poetsorg) 2020-2021 Poetry Coalition Fellow at CantoMundo. The impact of her work and her insight will continue to inspire us.
#MeetOurFellows: Juan J. Morales @juanmorales579 is the author of three poetry collections, including The Handyman’s Guide to End Times, winner of the 2019 International Latino Book Award. #CantoMundo#Poetry
#MeetOurFellows: Paul Hlava Ceballos @paulhlava is a poet and echocardiographer. His first chapbook, Banana [ ], is coming out in 2021 from The 3rd Thing Press. #CantoMundo#Poetry
🎉 Congratulations to #CantoMundista Lupe Mendez on being named Texas Poet Laureate!
🎉 Felicidades al #CantoMundista Lupe Méndez por ser nombrado poeta leaureado de Texas.
Link to press release / enlace al comunicado de prensa: arts.texas.gov/initiatives/t…
#MeetOurFellows: Francisco Aragón | @fjaragon1965 he introduced and commented on pieces by Francisco X. Alarcón, Thom Gunn, and Denise Levertov, respectively. #CantoMundo#Poetry