R. A. Villanueva
R. A. Villanueva | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20th century |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Rutgers University |
| Genre | Poetry |
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]
Early life and education[edit]
He was born in New Jersey[2] and graduated from Rutgers University, located in New Brunswick, New Jersey.[3] He holds an MFA degree from New York University.
Career[edit]
Villanueva's writing has appeared online at Guernica,[4] Prac Crit,[5] and McSweeney's Internet Tendency[6] as well as in print publications, such as Poetry,[7] the American Poetry Review, AGNI, Gulf Coast, Virginia Quarterly Review, Bellevue Literary Review, Ambit, and DIAGRAM.[8] His work has also been featured by the Academy of American Poets and on BBC Radio London.[9] Villanueva's poem, "Life Drawing," [10] was the focus of the December 4, 2020 episode of the podcast, Poetry Unbound.
Awards[edit]
His honors include commendations from the Forward Prizes and the 2013 Ninth Letter Literary Award for Poetry,[11] and fellowships from Kundiman, The Constance Saltonstall Foundation for the Arts, and the Asian American Literary Review.[12]
Works[edit]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "The Editors on Tongue". The Poetry Society of America.
- ^ "Author page > U. Nebraska Press > Reliquaria".
- ^ "Contributor bio > VQR".
- ^ Villanueva, R. A. (June 1, 2016). "Tenebrae". Guernica. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
- ^ "Saudade". Prac Crit.
- ^ "Lithographica". McSweeney's Internet Tendency.
- ^ Foundation, Poetry (February 15, 2021). "Sonnet 146 by R.A. Villanueva". Poetry Magazine. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
- ^ "These Bodies Lacking Parts". DIAGRAM.
- ^ ""Fish Heads" from Inspirit with Jumoke Fashola". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
- ^ "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[edit]
- Author page
- Video: from the P.O.P. series by the Academy of American Poets
- Audio: recording of R. A. Villanueva, with Ishion Hutchinson, Anne Carson and Robert Currie > September 21, 2014 at Berl's Brooklyn Poetry Shop
- Audio: "Fish Heads" > March 30, 2020 episode of The Slowdown with Tracy K. Smith
- Interview: Oxford Poetry > Winter 2017 with Mary Jean Chan
- 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
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- 21st-century American poets
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- American male poets
- American writers of Filipino descent
- English-language poets
- Living people
- Poets from New Jersey
- Rutgers University alumni
- 21st-century American non-fiction writers
- American male non-fiction writers
- 21st-century American male writers