- Oliver de la Paz
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Oliver de la Paz is the author of three collections of poetry, most recently Furious Lullaby (Southern Illinois University Press], 2007),[1] and he has a new collection forthcoming, Requiem for the Orchard (University of Akron Press, 2010), winner of the Akron Prize for Poetry.[2] His honors include a 2005 New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship Award[3] and a 2009 GAP Grant from Artist Trust.[4] His work has appeared in literary journals and magazines including Virginia Quarterly Review, [5] North American Review, Tin House, Chattahoochee Review, and in anthologies such as Asian American Poetry: The Next Generation (University of Illinois Press, 2004).
de la Paz was born in Manila, Philippines and raised in Ontario, Oregon. He earned a B.S. in Biology and a B.A. in English from Loyola Marymount University, and an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from Arizona State University.[6] He teaches at Western Washington University,[7] and co-chairs the advisory board of Kundiman (nonprofit organization),[8] a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the promotion of Asian American Poetry.
Published works
- Requiem for the Orchard (University of Akron Press, 2010)
- Furious Lullaby (Southern Illinois University Press, 2007)
- Names Above Houses (Southern Illinois University Press, 2001)[9]
References
- ^ Author Page > Southern Illinois University Press > Furious Lullaby
- ^ Author Page > University of Akron Press > Requiem for the Orchard
- ^ New York Foundation for the Arts > 2005 NYFA Fellows & Panelists
- ^ Artist Trust > 2009 GAP Grant Recipient Profiles
- ^ Virginia Quarterly Review > Winter 2008 > Nocturne with a Dictator by Oliver de la Paz
- ^ From the Fishouse > Oliver de la Paz Bio
- ^ Western Washington University > English Department > Faculty
- ^ Kundiman Website > Who We Are
- ^ Author Page > Southern Illinois University Press > Oliver de la Paz
External links
Categories:- American poets
- Living people
- Writers from Washington (state)
- American academics
- Western Washington University faculty
- American poets of Asian descent
- American writers of Filipino descent
- Loyola Marymount University alumni
- Arizona State University alumni
- Writers from Oregon
- People from Manila
- People from Ontario, Oregon
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