R. A. Villanueva Explained

R. A. Villanueva
Birth Date:20th century
Occupation:Writer
Language:English
Nationality:American
Alma Mater:Rutgers University
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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] He holds an MFA degree from New York University.

Career

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

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

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Editors on Tongue . The Poetry Society of America.
  2. Web site: Author page > U. Nebraska Press > Reliquaria.
  3. Web site: Contributor bio > VQR.
  4. Web site: Villanueva. R. A.. 2016-06-01. Tenebrae. 2021-02-16. Guernica. en-US.
  5. Web site: Saudade. Prac Crit.
  6. Web site: Lithographica. McSweeney's Internet Tendency.
  7. Web site: Foundation. Poetry. 2021-02-15. Sonnet 146 by R.A. Villanueva. 2021-02-16. Poetry Magazine. en.
  8. Web site: These Bodies Lacking Parts. DIAGRAM.
  9. Web site: "Fish Heads" from Inspirit with Jumoke Fashola. 2021-02-16. www.bbc.co.uk.
  10. Web site: R.A. Villanueva — Life Drawing. 2020-12-13. The On Being Project. en-US.
  11. Web site: 2013 Literary Award Winners > Ninth Letter.
  12. Web site: Author bio > 2013 Prairie Schooner Book Prize.
  13. News: Liu. Kenji. Reliquaria by R. A. Villanueva. April 29, 2015. March 14, 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..