La Yesenia
@yeseniamontilla
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Poet. Author: The Pink Box (Willow, 2015). Muse Found in a Colonized Body (Four Way, 2022). Translator. Educator. Editor. Dreamer. Top Chef, maybe...
NYC
Joined February 2010
“The searingly straightforward voice that propels the collection forward is interlaced with moments that highlight Montilla’s gift for lyrical expression.” — Dorothy Doyle New “Muse” review up @The_Rumpus what a beautiful surprise.
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RT @mayaamarshall: ISSUE 19 is Live! w/ early & final poem drafts & micros on how to revise from @itsKayPrice @lit…
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RT @LetrasLatinas: Tomorrow at 2PM join us at @PoetryFound or virtually for a panel conversation with @nellfell13, @jasminnemendez, @yeseni…
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It’s hard to post anything not about Palestine right now. But poetry is an offering & so here I am offering this poem, up at @delosLAtimes Shout out to @_joseolivarez for his curatorial ear & eye & heart.
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It’s always a sweetness to be in the same room as many on this list, but being here with the beloved @FluentMundo is honey sweet, it’s ripe figs, it’s a perfectly plucked persimmon. Congrats, belleza.
We are delighted to announce the longlist for the 2023 Granum Foundation Prize! This year, we received more than 1,100 applications from 49 states, Puerto Rico, and Washington, D.C., and the standard of work was exceptionally high. Read more:
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RT @urayoannoel: And this happened Tuesday night at @LatinxProjNYU! @yeseniamontilla @rainaleon & @jasminnemendez brought the #afrolatina f…
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RT @FourWayBooks: Many thanks to The Rumpus (@The_Rumpus) and Dorothy Doyle for this wonderful new review of MUSE FOUND IN A COLONIZED BOD…
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Got to think, talk & dream with @franciscondine today, & I will be riding the beautiful high for a long while!
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RT @urayoannoel: Excited to give the welcome for this reading & conversation with 3 essential poetas @rainaleon @jasminnemendez & @yeseniam…
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RT @seminewblack: I’m full of gratitude today. For an org (@nationalbook) that creates excitement about books on a nat’l scale. For a press…
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RT @librarycongress: U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón has announced her signature project. “You Are Here,” will feature two major new initiativ…
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Bless the B Boys who showed us what our bodies could do; our own ballet gritty & of the streets. Bless every MC who’s had a hand in raising me. #50YearsOfHipHop
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