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 McSweeney's Internet Tendency as well as in print publications, including the American Poetry Review, AGNI, Gulf Coast, the Virginia Quarterly Review, the Bellevue Literary Review, DIAGRAM,[4] and Rattle.[5]

Awards

His honors include the 2013 Ninth Letter Literary Award for poetry[6] and fellowships from Kundiman and the Asian American Literary Review.[7]

Works

See also

References

  1. "The Editors on Tongue". The Poetry Society of America.
  2. "Author page > U. Nebraska Press > Reliquaria".
  3. "Contributor bio > VQR".
  4. "Contributor bio > AGNI".
  5. "'Teacher's Prayer'> Rattle".
  6. "2013 Literary Award Winners > Ninth Letter".
  7. "Author bio > 2013 Prairie Schooner Book Prize".
  8. 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.

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