Adria Quiñones
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Adria Quiñones
@adriaq.bsky.social
Award-winning Nuyorican kidlit writer. Published poet. Author of MI TIERRA, an early-reader-in-verse, available NOW from Reycraft!
The opening of Hair: Unbraiding Identity! Uptown support, Uptown shine, Uptown vibes—it was everything!!!
March 15, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Opening Thursday 3/13 at the NOMAA Gallery in Washington Heights, “Hair: Untangling Identity.” Honored to have my poem, Raices, included. www.nomaanyc.org/nomaa-events...
March 9, 2025 at 1:28 AM
They all sound like novel titles.
February 23, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Someone please call winter’s mother. They need to leave.
February 18, 2025 at 1:59 PM
I write a lot of poetry but rarely submit—not because of rejection but because it’s REALLY hard to figure out WHERE to submit! But an exhibit in Washington Hts about hair? That’s for me!

Thank you, Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance., for selecting my poem Raices!
February 8, 2025 at 4:52 PM
These arrived tonight.
February 7, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Me, lurking at the SCBWI kidlit conference in NYC today.
February 1, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Words for today, for the coming days.
January 20, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Oh! Snow!
(Washington Heights, NYC)
January 19, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Day 2 was an emotionally exhausting success! 43 poems from the MG WIP transcribed. This is maybe half of what I’ve written? Might be a third. Hope I’ll know by the end of the weekend!
January 18, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Day 2 of my Poetry Write-/Type-athon Staycation: I’m back at the beautiful light-filled library at AMNH. Today I’m trying to work on my MG novel-in-verse, partially because I want to, partially because @armyvet5.bsky.social told me to 😂😂😂 Good friends help us keep going—thank you, Winsome!
January 17, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library. I will adjust, eventually.
January 17, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Day 1 of the 5-Day Poetry Writing-Transcribing Marathon: Evening Edition

Coming to you from the former Mid-Manhattan Library!
January 16, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Walked from Chambers Street past City Hall to Fulton Street this afternoon around 3 PM. Much less traffic, much less NOISE! What a win for New York City! #congesttionpricing
January 16, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Day 1 of my at-home poetry-writing retreat: I’m loving the Library at AMNH!
January 16, 2025 at 4:09 PM
I have to go to the Financial
District on Thursday afternoon I’m SO excited to check out post-congestion pricing traffic downtown!
January 15, 2025 at 2:23 AM
I’m working on my 2025 conference calendar! Amaya and I hope we’ll see you at TLA, ALA or NCTE!
January 14, 2025 at 3:41 AM
For people in the LA fire zone:
January 9, 2025 at 2:44 AM
The Quiñones-Beckwith household is now on ECT (Eastern Convenience Time - GMT+3). That means we can celebrate the New Year at 10 PM and go to bed already.
January 1, 2025 at 3:18 AM
I got to show my son the beautiful window display at @wordupbooks.bsky.social featuring MI TIERRA. He thought my hat looks like Amaya’s hair—and it does!
December 24, 2024 at 1:20 PM
The worst officiating in an NBA game. #sixers
December 24, 2024 at 1:04 PM
Brrrrrrrrr
December 22, 2024 at 3:48 PM
My trip to DC by the numbers:
Days: 5
Friends: 6+2 kids
Museums:4
Poems written: 17

Thanks, DC, for the inspiration! Hope to see you again soon!
December 17, 2024 at 1:21 PM
Writing on the early train to DC.
December 12, 2024 at 1:25 PM
How to fight unreasonable health insurance denials: a playbook. Save the pic, copy the alt text, share widely. Many thanks,
@rahaeli.bsky.social
December 9, 2024 at 1:08 AM