R. A. Villanueva
R. A. Villanueva is a Filipino American poet. His debut collection, Reliquaria, won the 2013 Prairie Schooner Book Prize. He is a founding editor of Tongue: A Journal of Writing & Art.[1]
R. A. Villanueva | |
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Born | 20th century |
Occupation | Writer |
Language | English |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Rutgers University |
Genre | Poetry |
Early life and education
He was born in New Jersey[2] and graduated from Rutgers University, located in New Brunswick, New Jersey.[3]
Career
Villanueva's writing has appeared online at Guernica, Prac Crit,[4] and McSweeney's Internet Tendency[5] as well as in print publications, including Poetry, the American Poetry Review, AGNI, Gulf Coast, Virginia Quarterly Review, Bellevue Literary Review, DIAGRAM,[6] and Rattle.[7] Villanueva's poem, Life Drawing,[8] was featured on the December 4, 2020 episode of the podcast, Poetry Unbound.
Awards
His honors include the 2013 Ninth Letter Literary Award for poetry[9] and fellowships from Kundiman and the Asian American Literary Review.[10]
Works
- Reliquaria. University of Nebraska Press. 2014. ISBN 978-0-8032-7652-9.[11]
References
- "The Editors on Tongue". The Poetry Society of America.
- "Author page > U. Nebraska Press > Reliquaria".
- "Contributor bio > VQR".
- "Saudade". Prac Crit.
- "Lithographica". McSweeney's Internet Tendency.
- "These Bodies Lacking Parts". DIAGRAM.
- "'Teacher's Prayer'> Rattle".
- "R.A. Villanueva — Life Drawing". The On Being Project. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
- "2013 Literary Award Winners > Ninth Letter".
- "Author bio > 2013 Prairie Schooner Book Prize".
- Liu, Kenji (March 14, 2015). "Reliquaria by R. A. Villanueva". Retrieved April 29, 2015.
In a time when sustained engagement with a text seems to be devalued, this collection is one to read not just for pleasure, but also for intellectual sustenance.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to R. A. Villanueva. |
- Author page
- Video: from the P.O.P. series by the Academy of American Poets
- Audio: recording of R. A. Villanueva, Ishion Hutchinson, Anne Carson and Robert Currie > September 21, 2014 at Berl's Brooklyn Poetry Shop
- Interview: APIA Kundiman poetry series > May 21, 2014 with The Best American Poetry
- Interview: National Book Critics Circle: Small Press Spotlight > September 15, 2014 with Rigoberto González
- Review: The Rumpus > March 14th, 2015 > Review by Kenji C. Liu of Reliquaria