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Holly Iglesias [1]

Listed as: 
Poet
Public address: 
US
Email: 
higlesia@unca.edu
Bio: 

Holly Iglesias’ work includes three collections of poetry— Sleeping Things (Press 53), Angles of Approach (White Pine Press) and Souvenirs of a Shrunken World (Kore Press)—and a critical work, Boxing Inside the Box: Women’s Prose Poetry (Quale Press). In addition, she has translated the work of Cuban poet Caridad Atencio. She has been awarded fellowships by the National Endowment for the Arts, the North Carolina Arts Council, the Edward Albee Foundation, and the Massachusetts Cultural Council. Iglesias currently teaches in MFA Program in Creative Writing at the University of Miami, with a focus on documentary/archival poetry.

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
In which languages are you fluent?: 
English
Spanish
Born in: 
St. Louis
Raised in: 
St. Louis, MO
Missouri
Prizes won: 

National Endowment for the Arts Literature Fellowship, 2011 North Carolina Arts Council Fellowship, 2009

Prefers to work with: 
Any

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