Join us Sunday 07 May for "Voices of Virginia Poets Laureate"
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Poetry Reading & Virtual Launch
The Southern Poetry Anthology Volume IX: Virginia Thursday, April 27, 2023 * 6:00 - 7:30 PM EDT & Canada A Library of Virginia program In honor of April National Poetry Month, join us online to celebrate The Southern Poetry Anthology Volume IX: Virginia, a new anthology of poems by Virginia poets, published by Texas A&M University Press. This collection includes well-known and celebrated poets as well as newer voices who continue to broaden and enrich the Commonwealth’s literary legacy. I'll be joining writers from throughout the state, and we will read from our featured work during this virtual event presented by poets Tara Bray and Lynda Fleet Perry. A Q&A session will follow the readings. For more information, contact Elizabeth Klaczynski. This is a free online event, but please register at this link. |
THANK YOU to Eastern Mennonite University
for such a warm welcome to your ACE Festival!
for such a warm welcome to your ACE Festival!
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ELEVATING AND CELEBRATING MANY VOICES: AN AAPI Roundtable
Part of the "Friday Power Lunch Series;" Friday 21 April 2023, 12:00 NN - 1:00 PM
I will be joining Delegate for the 42nd House District in the Commonwealth
of Virginia KATHY TRAN; Treasurer of the Democratic Asian Americans
of Virginia and 8th District Dems ROSE CHU; Director, NAKASEC Action
Fund (and mah friend and neighbor!) SOOKYUNG OH; and Director of
the Asian American Pacific Islander Civic Engagement (ACE)
Collaborative of New Virginia Majority MITCHELL YANGON.
Registration Link is here.
ACE KEYNOTE and READING for Eastern Mennonite University
7:00 PM, Lehman Auditorium; Wednesday 19 April 2023
APRIL NaPoMo 2023 & Poetry Society of Virginia Centennial
(virtual) Poetry Reading hosted by the
Hampton Public Library; Thursday 13 April 2023, 12 NN
Part of the "Friday Power Lunch Series;" Friday 21 April 2023, 12:00 NN - 1:00 PM
I will be joining Delegate for the 42nd House District in the Commonwealth
of Virginia KATHY TRAN; Treasurer of the Democratic Asian Americans
of Virginia and 8th District Dems ROSE CHU; Director, NAKASEC Action
Fund (and mah friend and neighbor!) SOOKYUNG OH; and Director of
the Asian American Pacific Islander Civic Engagement (ACE)
Collaborative of New Virginia Majority MITCHELL YANGON.
Registration Link is here.
ACE KEYNOTE and READING for Eastern Mennonite University
7:00 PM, Lehman Auditorium; Wednesday 19 April 2023
APRIL NaPoMo 2023 & Poetry Society of Virginia Centennial
(virtual) Poetry Reading hosted by the
Hampton Public Library; Thursday 13 April 2023, 12 NN
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PERIPHERAL (E)MOTIONS: The Art of Rebie Picazo Ramoso in collaboration with 13 women writers 4 Dec 2022 (Opening) - 2 Jan 2023 vMEME CONTEMPORARY ART GALLERY 3/F Estancia Mall, East Wing; Capital Commons, Pasig, Metro Manila |
JUXTAPOSITIONS:
A CROSS-DISCIPLINARY
RESEARCH SERIES
Department of English
Old Dominion University
Friday 18 November
4:00 PM ET
(in-person event)
A CROSS-DISCIPLINARY
RESEARCH SERIES
Department of English
Old Dominion University
Friday 18 November
4:00 PM ET
(in-person event)
VIRTUAL VISIT — BRENT INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
Baguio City, Philippines
15 November 6:45 PM ET || 16 November 7:45 AM GMT
Baguio City, Philippines
15 November 6:45 PM ET || 16 November 7:45 AM GMT
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RSVP/Register HERE to join us for this free virtual event ~
WEHO READS 2022: ROAD TO JOY Featuring POETS LAUREATE ACROSS AMERICA Wednesday 05 October 2022 6:00 PM Pacific Time || 9:00 PM Eastern Time |
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Virtual Workshop for the Santa Barbara Public Library
& The Mission Poetry Series
Saturday * 01 October 2022 * 1:00 PM Pacific Time
WORKSHOP: PROSE POEMS & OTHER HYBRID FORMS
led by Luisa A. Igloria
at the Williamsburg Public Library for
the Poetry Society of Virginia
1:00 PM * Saturday * 10 2022
Free for PSV Members; $5.00 for participants from general public
led by Luisa A. Igloria
at the Williamsburg Public Library for
the Poetry Society of Virginia
1:00 PM * Saturday * 10 2022
Free for PSV Members; $5.00 for participants from general public
WHERE ART MEETS THE LINE (part 2)
A virtual reading sponsored by the
Poetry Society of Virginia, Northern Region
04 August 2022, 7:00 PM EDT (Zoom link to follow)
A virtual reading sponsored by the
Poetry Society of Virginia, Northern Region
04 August 2022, 7:00 PM EDT (Zoom link to follow)
WATER WILL NOT MAKE TEARS FOR WATER * 07 July 2022 Thursday, 6:30 PM EDT (on site)
A Community Program at the Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art
Poems and Reflections in response to Maya Lin's "A Study of Water"
Featured participants:
Fred Dobbs * Dr. Deidre Gibson * Dr. Eileen Hofmann *
Dr. Paul Sanho Kim * Suping Li * Drew Lopenzina *
Dr. Margaret Mulholland * Cherise M. Newsome
Leia Morrissey * Areen Syed * Jessica Whitehead
On Saturday 04 June, 7:30 PM at Chrysler Hall, the Virginia Symphony Orchestra is presenting a
"Symphonic Celebration of Water."
It's not listed on the website, but I've been invited to read a poem as part of the evening's program. 🧜♀️
Here's a recent press release.
The concert "celebrates the literal and figurative power of water in our lives, with beloved works from the classical repertoire and spoken word and poetry readings that mark water’s place in our memory and imagination, our past and future. Water, water – everywhere."
"Symphonic Celebration of Water."
It's not listed on the website, but I've been invited to read a poem as part of the evening's program. 🧜♀️
Here's a recent press release.
The concert "celebrates the literal and figurative power of water in our lives, with beloved works from the classical repertoire and spoken word and poetry readings that mark water’s place in our memory and imagination, our past and future. Water, water – everywhere."
CNU 40th Annual Writers Conference
I'll be giving the Keynote on Saturday, 07 May 2022, at Christopher Newport University.
Hope to see you there!
I'll be giving the Keynote on Saturday, 07 May 2022, at Christopher Newport University.
Hope to see you there!
Friends, join us Thursday 26 May at noon for a live conversation on IG with
Delegate Kathy KL Tran [IG @kathykltran] - looking forward to this program,
as we round out #AAPIHeritageMonth2022 ! 🌿
Delegate Tran has also asked me to read my poem
"Another Argument for Trying to Live, Even in These Times" --
Hope you can stop by.
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WRITING THE BODY:
A Creative Writing Workshop dedicated to healthcare professionals — but also open to all! At GUD Yoga — in-person event Limited seats; pre-registration required * Saturday, May 14th, 2-4:00 PM * $35 workshop fee * 100% of profits will be matched by GUD Yoga & donated to medical relief efforts in Ukraine through Razom Emergency Response. Dear Friends, I am not a medical doctor or nurse, and I have no medical training. But like everyone, I am a human who lives in a body— a body that runs on energy and breath, but that also falters and tires; a body that feels the tingle and warmth of pleasure and joy, a body that also deeply registers whatever pain or difficulty it might encounter. I hear my pulse race when I am anxious or frightened, and I feel my heart turn cartwheels with every excitement or hope... These are my only credentials for humbly offering this writing/poetry workshop, which my friends Barbara Ann Morrison and Dr. Tonya Russell (who are in the health profession) helped to plan into being. * * * WRITING THE BODY: Health workers and other individuals who are responsible for seeing to the nurture and support of others, are called to heightened service in their line of work every day. At the end of the day, how do they/we attend to their own need for rest & healing? In this creative writing workshop, we will focus on the ways in which poetry & medicine require us to practice deepened forms of attention (observing, listening) to the world immediately around us. Through curated reading selections & guided writing prompts, we will write in order to find the fundamental metaphors we need, which might allow us to make more sense of experience, navigate complexity, & offer respite. * Participants will decide how much of their own experiences & contexts to bring into their writing. * It’s hoped that this workshop can function as an empathetic space in which poetry can be used as a means to explore & articulate what is often difficult to put in language: about human encounters related to the body, with all its flaws, its beauty, its failures, & promise. |
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40th Annual Writers Conference at Christopher Newport University
07 May 2022, Saturday - in person event at the Gaines Theatre, CNU Campus
I'll be giving the 9:00 a.m. KEYNOTE, "Opening to the World Again: Writing Poetry From Out of This Time of Vulnerability"
Among poetry’s most powerful effects are its ability to unpeel complex layers of experience; to help us find keys which might open up spaces that were closed, hidden, unseen, unspoken. Especially, but not only in times of great difficulty, it might seem safer to keep the world at a distance. But poems offer the invitation to keep ourselves open, and the promise and grace that it is possible to make our way to the articulation of what we think we don’t even have adequate words for.
07 May 2022, Saturday - in person event at the Gaines Theatre, CNU Campus
I'll be giving the 9:00 a.m. KEYNOTE, "Opening to the World Again: Writing Poetry From Out of This Time of Vulnerability"
Among poetry’s most powerful effects are its ability to unpeel complex layers of experience; to help us find keys which might open up spaces that were closed, hidden, unseen, unspoken. Especially, but not only in times of great difficulty, it might seem safer to keep the world at a distance. But poems offer the invitation to keep ourselves open, and the promise and grace that it is possible to make our way to the articulation of what we think we don’t even have adequate words for.
Celebrating AAPI Writers and Creatives
04 May 2022 Wednesday, 7:00 PM EDT
Young AAPI and other creatives ~ have you always had a burning
desire to tell your stories and the stories of your family/community?
Have you sometimes gotten discouraging messages about going
into the arts or humanities, rather than some other line of work?
Join playwright and educator Amanda L. Andrei; poet,
translator, editor, and graphic artist Naoko Fujimoto;
and mom, educator, knitter, and Affrilachian poet Danni Quintos
in a Reading and Conversation with VA Poet Laureate Luisa A. Igloria.
Featured writers will read and share from their work, offer encouragement and insights as they reflect on the circumstances and influences that made an impact on their choices as AAPI creatives.
Virtual Event; Free - Register for Webinar link here
04 May 2022 Wednesday, 7:00 PM EDT
Young AAPI and other creatives ~ have you always had a burning
desire to tell your stories and the stories of your family/community?
Have you sometimes gotten discouraging messages about going
into the arts or humanities, rather than some other line of work?
Join playwright and educator Amanda L. Andrei; poet,
translator, editor, and graphic artist Naoko Fujimoto;
and mom, educator, knitter, and Affrilachian poet Danni Quintos
in a Reading and Conversation with VA Poet Laureate Luisa A. Igloria.
Featured writers will read and share from their work, offer encouragement and insights as they reflect on the circumstances and influences that made an impact on their choices as AAPI creatives.
Virtual Event; Free - Register for Webinar link here
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Exploring Poetry's Possible Worlds
29 April 2022, 6:00 PM EDT Featuring poets Lesley Wheeler and Luisa A. Igloria in conversation, to round up National Poetry Month 2022. Register for the free Webinar link here. |
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BEFORE WE FINISH OUT APRIL 2022 NaPoMo ~
Do check out my Poetry Postcard Series; and the "Poetry Spotlight" on the Virginia Poets Database - where we've been posting one poetry prompt every day this April. They'll be archived, so you can still get to them after April NaPoMo! |
Fangirling!!!
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Thank you to the Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art for inviting
my participation in the Maya Lin exhibit "A Study of Water" (21 April - 04 September 2022). It was an honor to read from my commissioned poem "Water Will Not Make Tears for Water" at the 14 April dinner honoring Maya. (If you go to the exhibit, some of the labels of works have QR codes which will allow you to listen to a recording of the poem.) - Photos: above and immediate left, by Lindsay Collette |
Poetry as Ecology of Care:
An Earth Day Reading and Panel
Featuring Tyree Daye, Diana Woodcock, Padmapani L. Perez,
and Claire Wahmanholm in conversation with Luisa A. Igloria
22 April 2022, 7:00 PM EDT
Changing the World, One Poem at a Time; 02 April 2022
Reading and Conversation, presenting the HIGH SCHOOL
VA Young Poets in the Community winners
Luisa A. Igloria participates in Dear Poet 2022 at The Academy of American Poets; April 2022 National Poetry Month
Conversation with Two Poets Laureate: Suzanne Rhodes
and Luisa A. Igloria: 25 February 2022
Changing the World, One Poem at a Time: 19 February 2022
Reading and Conversation, presenting the COLLEGE
VA. Young Poets in the Community winners
Changing the World, One Poem at a Time: 29 January 2022
Reading and Conversation, presenting the ELEMENTARY
and MIDDLE SCHOOL VA Young Poets in the Community
winners
An Earth Day Reading and Panel
Featuring Tyree Daye, Diana Woodcock, Padmapani L. Perez,
and Claire Wahmanholm in conversation with Luisa A. Igloria
22 April 2022, 7:00 PM EDT
Changing the World, One Poem at a Time; 02 April 2022
Reading and Conversation, presenting the HIGH SCHOOL
VA Young Poets in the Community winners
Luisa A. Igloria participates in Dear Poet 2022 at The Academy of American Poets; April 2022 National Poetry Month
Conversation with Two Poets Laureate: Suzanne Rhodes
and Luisa A. Igloria: 25 February 2022
Changing the World, One Poem at a Time: 19 February 2022
Reading and Conversation, presenting the COLLEGE
VA. Young Poets in the Community winners
Changing the World, One Poem at a Time: 29 January 2022
Reading and Conversation, presenting the ELEMENTARY
and MIDDLE SCHOOL VA Young Poets in the Community
winners
Words Matter. Our World Matters - Poetry Reading & Panel Conversation
Saturday 11 December 2021 || 4:00-6:00 PM EDT Free virtual event
Featuring Youth Poet Laureates and Poetry Ambassadors
(Reed Williamson, Sasa Aakil, Charlotte Maleski, Trinity Allen, Sainey Ceasay, Yunseo Chung, and Ayana Askew from VA; and NYC Youth Poet Laureate and the Northeastern Regional Finalist for the 2021 National Youth Poet Laureate title Serena Yang — in conversation with Virginia Poet Laureate Luisa A. Igloria.
"Poetry Out Loud"
Judge, Phoebus High School Competition
Hampton, VA; Thursday 09 December 2021
"Poetry from the Pandemic"
Presented as part of the "My Voice, My Thoughts, My Arts" Series,
Tidewater Community College (free virtual program - link found here)
Thursday 18 November 2021, 12:30 PM EDT
"Shine and Shine: Three Poets in Autumn" ~ Mission Series Poetry Reading
featuring Natalie Damjanovich-Napoleon, Grisel Y. Acosta, and Luisa A. Igloria
Presented by Emma Trelles and The Santa Barbara Public Library
1:00 PM PT || 3:00 PM EDT; Saturday, 13 November 2021
Some of my poetry lines were selected for inclusion in “HurtEarth” (see banner photo above),
a light installation by artist Jenny Holzer; streamed on the chimney of the Tate Modern, London; 29,30, 31 October 2021.
This was part of the Climate Vulnerable Forum, with contributions from The Agam Agenda and the Intstitute
for Climate and Sustainable Cities, Philippines.
“Our Hearts as Witness: Poetry as a Way of Being Present in the World”
Workshop and Reading for the 2021 Poetry Festival of the Poetry Society of Virginia’s
North Central and Northwest Region, through Germanna Community College; 28 October 2021
Keynote reader – “Aloha and Mabuhay Conference,” Hawai’i Philippines Business and Economic Council; 14 October 2021
"We Are Here: A Crowdsourced (VA) Poetry Project"
Submissions collected through October 2021; completed project here.
Keynote Reading: “In the Company of Laureates” conference, Northern Virginia Community College; 09 October 2021
01 October 2021 * Kickoff of Norfolk “Poetry on the Pavement” Project, with Norfolk Arts; at Willard Middle School
My “Dear America” poem (which Gov. Ralph Northam requested I read at the Juneteenth celebration in Fort Monroe this year)
was selected as one of 49 artifacts included in a new time capsule in the pedestal of the former Lee monument; 8 September 2021
Workshop and Conversation with Lauren K. Alleyne on
“Self and the World: Writing Poems that Matter”
through The Muse Writers Center; 22 August 2021
August 2021 - ongoing
Beginning work on Virginia Poets Database Project,
through the ODU Perry Library and the Digital Commons Platform of Old Dominion University
Featured respondent/participant in the
“AfroDixie Remixes: The Confederate Memorial Chapel Listening Session”/A John Sims film; 30 July 2021
Lecture: “Bodies, Histories and the Architectures of Poem-making,” Chautauqua Writers Center, 13 July 2021
Writer in Residence, Chautauqua Writers Center, Chautauqua Literary Festival; 12-16 July 2021
Launch of Luisa A. Igloria's Young Poets in the Community Program; July 2021
in collaboration with the Poetry Society of Virginia
Invited to read “Dear America (American Dream)” poem
at Gov. Ralph Northam’s Juneteenth Program “Our Journey to Juneteenth;”
Fort Monroe, Hampton, VA; 18 June 2021
AAPI Heritage Month Program hosted by
VA Secretary of the Commonwealth Kelly Thomasson
with VAAPI Caucus member Mark Keam, Senator Hashmi,
and other members of the VA Asian American Advisory Board; 27 May 2021
Activating Creativity: Asian American Artists on Art and Community,
featuring Robin Ha, Luisa A. Igloria, Darakshan Raja, Shani Shih, and Les Talusan;
for the National Korean American Service & Education Consortium (NAKASEC)-Virginia; 19 May 2021
The Stories We Bear: What We Endure(d), How we Transform, How We Carry Forward
A Multigenre AAPI Panel and Reading
~ 4 AAPI writers share their latest work, talk about their creative process, as well as explore
some of the most pressing questions on the minds of AAPI creatives, especially in today's climate
of heightened violence toward AAPI communities and communities of color in general.
The panel will be followed by a reading later the same evening.
featuring ~ Trinidad Escobar, Preslaysa Williams,
Ira Sukrungruang, and Leslieann Hobayan
in conversation with Luisa A. Igloria, Poet Laureate of Virginia,
and Michael Khandelwal, Executive Director of The Muse.
The Muse Writers Center, 16 May 2021
“Stronger Together: An AAPI Solidarity Reading”
curated & hosted by Luisa A. Igloria; 3 May 2021
featuring Weiyong Zhang * Qiu Jin Hailstork * Jem Baldisimo *
Benjamin Naka Hasebe-Kingsley * Minori Marken *
Courtney Tala * Michiko Kaneyasu * Gabriela A. Igloria *
Roudri Bandyopadhyay * Cesar A. Pinto * Hua Liu *
Samia Ahmed * Lili Nizankiewicz * Priya Vashist *
Zhongtang Ren * Rachawan (Aey) Wongtrirat * Ling Li
with Musical Interludes by KISHI BASHI and Paul S. Kim
Poetry on the Pavement Project, Norfolk Arts
“Sharing Our Stories to Speak Up Against AAPI Hate,”
panel organized for ODU’s Office of Intercultural Relations; 28 April 2021
Center for Faculty Development, and Office of Faculty Diversity and Retention
23 April 2021 – 1 of 23 Poet Laureates nationwide, awarded a
Poet Laureate Fellowship by the Academy of American Poets
22 April 2021 – “Celebrating National Poetry Month”
Reading and QA for the Hampton Public Library
“Curate 757” Feature on Luisa A. Igloria for April National Poetry Month;
WHRO/National Public Media; 16 April 2021
7 April 2021 – featured reader on the “Wild and Precious Life Series,”
with Randall Mann, Matthew Olzmann, and Nikki Wallschlaeger
“Of Maps, Angels, and Ghosts,” National Poetry Month 2021 feature in
Distinction Magazine (interview and story by Victoria Bourne); April 2021
Poems for Our Living and Breathing: a 2-part reading + open mic series in celebration of National Poetry Month.
Part 1 on 11 April 2021 features poets from the Poetry Society of Virginia.
Part 2 on 18 April 2021 features poets of Old Dominion University's English Department.
What is poetry's role in civic engagement, and in the world at large?
A collection of celebrated poets will read poems addressing this issue.
Luisa A. Igloria (Poet Laureate of Virginia 2020-22) will host.
April 2021 National Poetry Month Poem-A-Day Virginia
curated by Luisa A. Igloria in collaboration with the Slover Library, Norfolk VA
Featured in a live IG Poetry Reading and QA for ODU FASA, 31 March 2021
Keynote Poetry Reading, William and Mary Solidarity program for “The Lemon Project,” 27 March 2021
Indigenous Poetry: Language as a Map to Home
A Reading and panel conversation
featuring Luisa A. Igloria and Benjamin Naka-Hasebe Kingsley
for the 2021 Virginia Festival of the Book;
moderated by Lauren K. Alleyne; 21 March 2021
“Custody,” Poem-a-Day selection for the Academy of American Poets
19 March 2021; selected by guest editor Sasha Pimentel
Gawad Pambansang Alagad ni Balagtas (National Award
for Lifetime Achievement in the English Poetry Category);
from UMPIL (Unyon ng ma Manunulat sa Pilipinas/Writers
Union of the Philippines); 15 March 2021
Filipino American Diaspora: Self-Representations Emerging from the Shadows
a Panel featuring Luisa A. Igloria, Lek Vercauteren Borja,
EJR David, and Dwight Ong; Towson University,
Asian Arts and Culture Center; 09 March 2021
A Panel Discussion with Filipino American Women Writers:
Cecilia Manguerra Brainard, Migs Bravo Dutt, Luisa A. Igloria,
Gayle Romasanta, and Aileen Cassinetto;
sponsored by the Philippine Embassy in Washington DC
and Sentro Rizal, Washington DC; 8 March 2021
5 March 2021 – Virtual Visit/Reading/QA with all fifth grade classes of Dogwood Elementary School, Fairfax County, VA
ODU “At Home” Poetry Reading Series; March 2021
“Meander and Spiral: How we Evolve,” Podcast Interview
for “Vinyasa in Verse” hosted by. Leslieann Hobayan
Season 1, Episode 57, 3 March 2021
Reading for “Poets’ Quarantini,” Hampton Roads Writers Group, 19 February 2021
Poetry/video contribution to The Agam Agenda/Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities’
“Midnight: Climate Survival” Project
“Neolog 2021.0,” a videopoem collaboration/dialogue in neologisms
with Dave Bonta, 1 January 2021
“Love Poem Inspired by Leftovers,” Poem of the Day selected by
San Francisco Poet Laureate Kim Shuck; San Francisco Public Library, 30 Dec 2020
LLChat Podcast Interview, 28 December 2020
“Visual Verse,” light projections by artist Robin Bell of
the works of 4 Poet Laureates: US Poet Laureate Joy Harjo, Virginia State Poet Laureate Luisa A. Igloria,
Arlington VA Poet Laureate Holly Karapetkova, and 2020 DC Youth Poet Laureate Marjan Naderi
2-23 December 2021
Month of Overseas Filipinos: “Mga Tula Para sa Manggagawa” (Poems for Workers)
A Reading by Romalyn Ante (UK), Troy Cabida (UK), Eugene Gloria (USA),
Danabelle Gutierrez (UAE) and Luisa A. Igloria (USA) hosted by Aileen Cassinetto,
PL of San Mateo County; sponsored by the Philippine Embassy in San Francisco. 14 December 2020
“Poems to Call Back the Light” – a Solstice Reading sponsored by the Poetry Society of Virginia, region; 21 December 2021
New York Times - 25 November 2020
“Poem with Statues Falling,” in special feature on Gratitude/Thanksgiving
Artemis Speaks Podcast Interview with Jeri Rogers
18 November 2020
Saturday 11 December 2021 || 4:00-6:00 PM EDT Free virtual event
Featuring Youth Poet Laureates and Poetry Ambassadors
(Reed Williamson, Sasa Aakil, Charlotte Maleski, Trinity Allen, Sainey Ceasay, Yunseo Chung, and Ayana Askew from VA; and NYC Youth Poet Laureate and the Northeastern Regional Finalist for the 2021 National Youth Poet Laureate title Serena Yang — in conversation with Virginia Poet Laureate Luisa A. Igloria.
"Poetry Out Loud"
Judge, Phoebus High School Competition
Hampton, VA; Thursday 09 December 2021
"Poetry from the Pandemic"
Presented as part of the "My Voice, My Thoughts, My Arts" Series,
Tidewater Community College (free virtual program - link found here)
Thursday 18 November 2021, 12:30 PM EDT
"Shine and Shine: Three Poets in Autumn" ~ Mission Series Poetry Reading
featuring Natalie Damjanovich-Napoleon, Grisel Y. Acosta, and Luisa A. Igloria
Presented by Emma Trelles and The Santa Barbara Public Library
1:00 PM PT || 3:00 PM EDT; Saturday, 13 November 2021
Some of my poetry lines were selected for inclusion in “HurtEarth” (see banner photo above),
a light installation by artist Jenny Holzer; streamed on the chimney of the Tate Modern, London; 29,30, 31 October 2021.
This was part of the Climate Vulnerable Forum, with contributions from The Agam Agenda and the Intstitute
for Climate and Sustainable Cities, Philippines.
“Our Hearts as Witness: Poetry as a Way of Being Present in the World”
Workshop and Reading for the 2021 Poetry Festival of the Poetry Society of Virginia’s
North Central and Northwest Region, through Germanna Community College; 28 October 2021
Keynote reader – “Aloha and Mabuhay Conference,” Hawai’i Philippines Business and Economic Council; 14 October 2021
"We Are Here: A Crowdsourced (VA) Poetry Project"
Submissions collected through October 2021; completed project here.
Keynote Reading: “In the Company of Laureates” conference, Northern Virginia Community College; 09 October 2021
01 October 2021 * Kickoff of Norfolk “Poetry on the Pavement” Project, with Norfolk Arts; at Willard Middle School
My “Dear America” poem (which Gov. Ralph Northam requested I read at the Juneteenth celebration in Fort Monroe this year)
was selected as one of 49 artifacts included in a new time capsule in the pedestal of the former Lee monument; 8 September 2021
Workshop and Conversation with Lauren K. Alleyne on
“Self and the World: Writing Poems that Matter”
through The Muse Writers Center; 22 August 2021
August 2021 - ongoing
Beginning work on Virginia Poets Database Project,
through the ODU Perry Library and the Digital Commons Platform of Old Dominion University
Featured respondent/participant in the
“AfroDixie Remixes: The Confederate Memorial Chapel Listening Session”/A John Sims film; 30 July 2021
Lecture: “Bodies, Histories and the Architectures of Poem-making,” Chautauqua Writers Center, 13 July 2021
Writer in Residence, Chautauqua Writers Center, Chautauqua Literary Festival; 12-16 July 2021
Launch of Luisa A. Igloria's Young Poets in the Community Program; July 2021
in collaboration with the Poetry Society of Virginia
Invited to read “Dear America (American Dream)” poem
at Gov. Ralph Northam’s Juneteenth Program “Our Journey to Juneteenth;”
Fort Monroe, Hampton, VA; 18 June 2021
AAPI Heritage Month Program hosted by
VA Secretary of the Commonwealth Kelly Thomasson
with VAAPI Caucus member Mark Keam, Senator Hashmi,
and other members of the VA Asian American Advisory Board; 27 May 2021
Activating Creativity: Asian American Artists on Art and Community,
featuring Robin Ha, Luisa A. Igloria, Darakshan Raja, Shani Shih, and Les Talusan;
for the National Korean American Service & Education Consortium (NAKASEC)-Virginia; 19 May 2021
The Stories We Bear: What We Endure(d), How we Transform, How We Carry Forward
A Multigenre AAPI Panel and Reading
~ 4 AAPI writers share their latest work, talk about their creative process, as well as explore
some of the most pressing questions on the minds of AAPI creatives, especially in today's climate
of heightened violence toward AAPI communities and communities of color in general.
The panel will be followed by a reading later the same evening.
featuring ~ Trinidad Escobar, Preslaysa Williams,
Ira Sukrungruang, and Leslieann Hobayan
in conversation with Luisa A. Igloria, Poet Laureate of Virginia,
and Michael Khandelwal, Executive Director of The Muse.
The Muse Writers Center, 16 May 2021
“Stronger Together: An AAPI Solidarity Reading”
curated & hosted by Luisa A. Igloria; 3 May 2021
featuring Weiyong Zhang * Qiu Jin Hailstork * Jem Baldisimo *
Benjamin Naka Hasebe-Kingsley * Minori Marken *
Courtney Tala * Michiko Kaneyasu * Gabriela A. Igloria *
Roudri Bandyopadhyay * Cesar A. Pinto * Hua Liu *
Samia Ahmed * Lili Nizankiewicz * Priya Vashist *
Zhongtang Ren * Rachawan (Aey) Wongtrirat * Ling Li
with Musical Interludes by KISHI BASHI and Paul S. Kim
Poetry on the Pavement Project, Norfolk Arts
“Sharing Our Stories to Speak Up Against AAPI Hate,”
panel organized for ODU’s Office of Intercultural Relations; 28 April 2021
Center for Faculty Development, and Office of Faculty Diversity and Retention
23 April 2021 – 1 of 23 Poet Laureates nationwide, awarded a
Poet Laureate Fellowship by the Academy of American Poets
22 April 2021 – “Celebrating National Poetry Month”
Reading and QA for the Hampton Public Library
“Curate 757” Feature on Luisa A. Igloria for April National Poetry Month;
WHRO/National Public Media; 16 April 2021
7 April 2021 – featured reader on the “Wild and Precious Life Series,”
with Randall Mann, Matthew Olzmann, and Nikki Wallschlaeger
“Of Maps, Angels, and Ghosts,” National Poetry Month 2021 feature in
Distinction Magazine (interview and story by Victoria Bourne); April 2021
Poems for Our Living and Breathing: a 2-part reading + open mic series in celebration of National Poetry Month.
Part 1 on 11 April 2021 features poets from the Poetry Society of Virginia.
Part 2 on 18 April 2021 features poets of Old Dominion University's English Department.
What is poetry's role in civic engagement, and in the world at large?
A collection of celebrated poets will read poems addressing this issue.
Luisa A. Igloria (Poet Laureate of Virginia 2020-22) will host.
April 2021 National Poetry Month Poem-A-Day Virginia
curated by Luisa A. Igloria in collaboration with the Slover Library, Norfolk VA
Featured in a live IG Poetry Reading and QA for ODU FASA, 31 March 2021
Keynote Poetry Reading, William and Mary Solidarity program for “The Lemon Project,” 27 March 2021
Indigenous Poetry: Language as a Map to Home
A Reading and panel conversation
featuring Luisa A. Igloria and Benjamin Naka-Hasebe Kingsley
for the 2021 Virginia Festival of the Book;
moderated by Lauren K. Alleyne; 21 March 2021
“Custody,” Poem-a-Day selection for the Academy of American Poets
19 March 2021; selected by guest editor Sasha Pimentel
Gawad Pambansang Alagad ni Balagtas (National Award
for Lifetime Achievement in the English Poetry Category);
from UMPIL (Unyon ng ma Manunulat sa Pilipinas/Writers
Union of the Philippines); 15 March 2021
Filipino American Diaspora: Self-Representations Emerging from the Shadows
a Panel featuring Luisa A. Igloria, Lek Vercauteren Borja,
EJR David, and Dwight Ong; Towson University,
Asian Arts and Culture Center; 09 March 2021
A Panel Discussion with Filipino American Women Writers:
Cecilia Manguerra Brainard, Migs Bravo Dutt, Luisa A. Igloria,
Gayle Romasanta, and Aileen Cassinetto;
sponsored by the Philippine Embassy in Washington DC
and Sentro Rizal, Washington DC; 8 March 2021
5 March 2021 – Virtual Visit/Reading/QA with all fifth grade classes of Dogwood Elementary School, Fairfax County, VA
ODU “At Home” Poetry Reading Series; March 2021
“Meander and Spiral: How we Evolve,” Podcast Interview
for “Vinyasa in Verse” hosted by. Leslieann Hobayan
Season 1, Episode 57, 3 March 2021
Reading for “Poets’ Quarantini,” Hampton Roads Writers Group, 19 February 2021
Poetry/video contribution to The Agam Agenda/Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities’
“Midnight: Climate Survival” Project
“Neolog 2021.0,” a videopoem collaboration/dialogue in neologisms
with Dave Bonta, 1 January 2021
“Love Poem Inspired by Leftovers,” Poem of the Day selected by
San Francisco Poet Laureate Kim Shuck; San Francisco Public Library, 30 Dec 2020
LLChat Podcast Interview, 28 December 2020
“Visual Verse,” light projections by artist Robin Bell of
the works of 4 Poet Laureates: US Poet Laureate Joy Harjo, Virginia State Poet Laureate Luisa A. Igloria,
Arlington VA Poet Laureate Holly Karapetkova, and 2020 DC Youth Poet Laureate Marjan Naderi
2-23 December 2021
Month of Overseas Filipinos: “Mga Tula Para sa Manggagawa” (Poems for Workers)
A Reading by Romalyn Ante (UK), Troy Cabida (UK), Eugene Gloria (USA),
Danabelle Gutierrez (UAE) and Luisa A. Igloria (USA) hosted by Aileen Cassinetto,
PL of San Mateo County; sponsored by the Philippine Embassy in San Francisco. 14 December 2020
“Poems to Call Back the Light” – a Solstice Reading sponsored by the Poetry Society of Virginia, region; 21 December 2021
New York Times - 25 November 2020
“Poem with Statues Falling,” in special feature on Gratitude/Thanksgiving
Artemis Speaks Podcast Interview with Jeri Rogers
18 November 2020
Reading & Workshop for Boston University Filipino Student Association
14 November 2020 * Saturday 7:30 PM EST | 15 November * Sunday 8:30 AM PH time)
14 November 2020 * Saturday 7:30 PM EST | 15 November * Sunday 8:30 AM PH time)
Poetry Reading & Discussion with Octavio Quintanilla,
Aileen Cassinetto, and Skyline College Student Poets
06 November 2020 4:00-5:30 PM PST (San Bruno, CA) | 7:00-8:30 PM EST
Aileen Cassinetto, and Skyline College Student Poets
06 November 2020 4:00-5:30 PM PST (San Bruno, CA) | 7:00-8:30 PM EST
Poetry Reading for a 10-minute "Faculty Break"
hosted by the Center for Faculty Development, Old Dominion University
05 November 2020 Thursday | 12:30 PM EST
hosted by the Center for Faculty Development, Old Dominion University
05 November 2020 Thursday | 12:30 PM EST
Devil's Kitchen Fall Literary Festival at Southern Illinois University
Crab Orchard Poetry Open competition Reading
26 October 2020 6:00 PM CST
2019 Poetry Open Competition Co-Winners:
MOLLY SPENCER, author of Hinge and
LUISA A. IGLORIA, author of Maps for Migrants and Ghosts
Crab Orchard Poetry Open competition Reading
26 October 2020 6:00 PM CST
2019 Poetry Open Competition Co-Winners:
MOLLY SPENCER, author of Hinge and
LUISA A. IGLORIA, author of Maps for Migrants and Ghosts
Luisa A. Igloria Moderates
A Spotlight Program featuring
Ross Gay | January Gill O'Neil
17 October 2020 4:00 PM EST
(lead event for "Diiversity 2020: Dynamic Voices for Change," The MUSE Writers Center)
A Spotlight Program featuring
Ross Gay | January Gill O'Neil
17 October 2020 4:00 PM EST
(lead event for "Diiversity 2020: Dynamic Voices for Change," The MUSE Writers Center)
Library of Virginia 2020 Literary Awards:
Poetry Finalist Panel
14 October 2020 6:00 PM EST
Luisa A. Igloria moderates the Poetry Finalist Panel
presenting this year's 3 Poetry Finalists: Lauren K. Alleyne, David Huddle, and Benjamin Naka-Hasebe Kingsley
Online at Facebook.com/LibraryofVA | No registration required
Poetry Finalist Panel
14 October 2020 6:00 PM EST
Luisa A. Igloria moderates the Poetry Finalist Panel
presenting this year's 3 Poetry Finalists: Lauren K. Alleyne, David Huddle, and Benjamin Naka-Hasebe Kingsley
Online at Facebook.com/LibraryofVA | No registration required
Filipino American National Historical Society (FANHS) Conference:
Filipino American Literature, panel/presentation
12 October 2020 8:00 PM EST
Filipino American Literature, panel/presentation
12 October 2020 8:00 PM EST
Reading at the 43rd ODU (Virtual) Literary Festival
Rebecca Bengal & Luisa A. Igloria
7 October 2020 4:00 PM EST
Rebecca Bengal & Luisa A. Igloria
7 October 2020 4:00 PM EST
Poetry Society of Virginia, Eastern Region
Monday 7 September 2020; 02:00 PM EST (US and Canada)
Luisa A. Igloria leads the Labor Day Poetry Reading program.
Watch the recording here.
Monday 7 September 2020; 02:00 PM EST (US and Canada)
Luisa A. Igloria leads the Labor Day Poetry Reading program.
Watch the recording here.
A Celebration of Women Writers in Translation
30 August 2020 Sunday 6:00-7:30 pm US EDT
Hosted by Norfolk ARTS, The Muse Writers Center, the Poetry Society of Virginia,
and Catherine Fletcher (event will be streamed
live from The Muse Writers Center’s Facebook Page).
Featuring:
30 August 2020 Sunday 6:00-7:30 pm US EDT
Hosted by Norfolk ARTS, The Muse Writers Center, the Poetry Society of Virginia,
and Catherine Fletcher (event will be streamed
live from The Muse Writers Center’s Facebook Page).
Featuring:
- Luisa A. Igloria, current Poet Laureate of Virginia & author of several award-winning collections
- Joanna Eleftheriou, writer & author of This Way Back
- Amanda Galvan Huynh, poet & author of Songs of Brujería
- Lorrie Jean-Louis, poet & the author of La femme cent couleurs
- Fabienne Kanor, writer, filmmaker, & winner of the Prix Carbet de la Caraïbe et du Tout-Monde
- Sofia Starnes, Poet Laureate of Virginia (2012-2014) & author of The Consequence of Moonlight
- Translator Dr. Afef Benessaieh, University of Québec
- Translator Dr. Peter Schulman, Old Dominion University
Songs of Freedom: A Civil Rights Concert in honor of Rep. John Lewis
28 August 2020 Friday 7:00 pm US EDT
Keynote Poetry Reading by Luisa A. Igloria
28 August 2020 Friday 7:00 pm US EDT
Keynote Poetry Reading by Luisa A. Igloria
Poetry Reading and Conversation via Zoom
with Filipino American University Women, Hawaii
23 August 2020 Sunday, 2:30 pm Hawaii time/8:30 pm US EDT
Note: Requires Registration by Friday 21 August at this link.
with Filipino American University Women, Hawaii
23 August 2020 Sunday, 2:30 pm Hawaii time/8:30 pm US EDT
Note: Requires Registration by Friday 21 August at this link.
VA Poet Laureate Reading
21 August 2020 Friday 7:00 pm US EDT
Co-sponsored by The Muse Writers Center and
the MFA Creative Writing Program at Old Dominion University.
Also featuring MFA poets Tracy Rice Weber, Matt Olive, and Courtney Tala.
This event was live-streamed on Facebook.
21 August 2020 Friday 7:00 pm US EDT
Co-sponsored by The Muse Writers Center and
the MFA Creative Writing Program at Old Dominion University.
Also featuring MFA poets Tracy Rice Weber, Matt Olive, and Courtney Tala.
This event was live-streamed on Facebook.
Luisa A. Igoria on “Southern Fried Asian”
podcast interview with Keith Chow
19 August 2020 Click here to listen.
podcast interview with Keith Chow
19 August 2020 Click here to listen.
Interviewed by Harold Wilson
for Delmarva Today, Delmarva Public Radio
7 August 2020 Click here to listen to interview.
for Delmarva Today, Delmarva Public Radio
7 August 2020 Click here to listen to interview.
Official Swearing-in Ceremony
as Poet Laureate of the Commonwealth of Virginia (2020-2022)
29 July 2020 1:00 pm US EDT
With Secretary of the Commonwealth Kelly Thomasson;
special guests – First Lady of Virginia Pamela Northam,
and immediate past Poet Laureate of VA, Henry Hart.
Legit Lit.2: Our Words, Our Voices - Writers for Change
17 July 2020
A reading and discussion inspired by the recent and necessary protests calling for racial equality and opportunity around our nation.
Black lives and voices do matter, and the injustice that is being called out in our communities has far reaching effects beyond the black community, as equity and fairness affects us all and affects the health of our civil society. Panelists will read from their work and discuss their unique experiences, as well as take questions from the livestream on Facebook.
as Poet Laureate of the Commonwealth of Virginia (2020-2022)
29 July 2020 1:00 pm US EDT
With Secretary of the Commonwealth Kelly Thomasson;
special guests – First Lady of Virginia Pamela Northam,
and immediate past Poet Laureate of VA, Henry Hart.
Legit Lit.2: Our Words, Our Voices - Writers for Change
17 July 2020
A reading and discussion inspired by the recent and necessary protests calling for racial equality and opportunity around our nation.
Black lives and voices do matter, and the injustice that is being called out in our communities has far reaching effects beyond the black community, as equity and fairness affects us all and affects the health of our civil society. Panelists will read from their work and discuss their unique experiences, as well as take questions from the livestream on Facebook.
Wor-Wic Community College “Echoes & Visions” Reading Series
Friday 08 November 2019
Hazel Center Room 302; 7:00 pm (open to the public).
For more information, contact Prof. Adam Tavel [ atavel at worwic.edu ]
Friday 08 November 2019
Hazel Center Room 302; 7:00 pm (open to the public).
For more information, contact Prof. Adam Tavel [ atavel at worwic.edu ]