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R. Quesada
@rubenq.bsky.social
Forthcoming: 𝐵𝑟𝑢𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝐶𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑜n, 2023 Barrow Street Editors Prize • 🇨🇷 🏳️‍🌈
In just a few weeks, I will be joining an exceptional group of poets at Baylor University's Beall Poetry Festival, a three-day event showcasing modern poetry through readings, discussions, and lectures.

beall.artsandsciences.baylor.edu
March 11, 2024 at 2:07 PM
My family has roots in Toledo and it seems Cervantes may have been inspired by a great grandfather of mine.
March 4, 2024 at 6:21 PM
Thinking about seminar on prayer as revision. How to charm a draft toward music and clarity. Incense or patchouli required.

This would be a small revision workshop for US-based and another for International writers.
March 2, 2024 at 6:22 PM
Embracing the vibrant spirit of renewal, families unite under the glow of lanterns and fireworks, welcoming prosperity and happiness in the Year of the Dragon. Happy Chinese Lunar New Year! 🧧

#chinesenewyear #dragon
February 18, 2024 at 3:31 AM
One of the most exciting poetry books I’ve read in a long time. Congratulations to Mandy Gutman-Gonzalez—this is a stunning poetry chapbook from End of the Line Press.
February 15, 2024 at 5:01 PM
In March, I'll be teaching two new courses for the Attic. Consider sharing or joining me!

Learn more: atticinstitute.com/node/2587
February 15, 2024 at 3:16 PM
Poets and Writers!

Join me at the following events for the AWP Conference in Kansas City.
January 14, 2024 at 5:00 AM
My manuscript is the 2023 Editors’ Choice: BRUTAL COMPANION!

Coming in autumn 🍂 2024!

I’m so happy to share in this honor with Carrie Bennett who is the winner of the 2023 Barrow Street Book Contest, chosen by Nathalie Handal for her manuscript, THE MOUTH IS ALS0 A COMPASS.
December 28, 2023 at 7:11 PM
Hello, Los Angeles! I missed you.
December 16, 2023 at 9:37 PM
Spent the day at Colorado College where I gave a reading and visited their Special Collections.
December 9, 2023 at 5:05 AM
Visited the Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs.
December 9, 2023 at 5:03 AM