R. A. Villanueva

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

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]

Awards

His honors include the 2013 Ninth Letter Literary Award for poetry[8] and fellowships from Kundiman and the Asian American Literary Review.[9]

Works

Reliquaria. University of Nebraska Press. 2014. ISBN 978-0-8032-7652-9.[10]

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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".
"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

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

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[1] "The Editors on Tongue". The Poetry Society of America.

[2] "Author page > U. Nebraska Press > Reliquaria".

[3] "Contributor bio > VQR".

[4] "Saudade". Prac Crit.

[5] "Lithographica". McSweeney's Internet Tendency.

[6] "These Bodies Lacking Parts". DIAGRAM.

[7] "'Teacher's Prayer'> Rattle".

[8] "2013 Literary Award Winners > Ninth Letter".

[9] "Author bio > 2013 Prairie Schooner Book Prize".

[10] 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.