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Moncho Alvarado [1]

Listed as: 
Poet
Public address: 
New York, NY
New York US
Email: 
monchoelpoet@gmail.com
Bio: 

Moncho is a queer Cihuayollotl Xicanx poet, translator, visual artist, and educator. They are the author of Greyhound Americans (Saturnalia Books 2022), which was the winner of the 2020 Saturnalia Book Prize, selected by Diane Seuss. They are published in Meridian, Foglifter, Lunch Ticket, 2018 Emerge Lambda Fellows Anthology, Poets.org, and other publications. They are a recipient of fellowships and residencies from The Helene Wurlitzer Foundation, Lambda Literary, Poets House, Troika House, the Summer Seminar at Sarah Lawrence College, and won the Academy of American Poet’s John B. Santoianni award for excellence in poetry. They were awarded the Thomas Lux Scholarship for dedication to teaching, demonstrated through writing workshops with youths in Sunnyside Community Services in Queens, New York. 

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
In which languages are you fluent?: 
English
Spanish
Born in: 
Pacoima, CA
California
Raised in: 
Pacoima, CA
California
Website: 
https://www.monchoalvarado.com [2]
Prizes won: 

 Saturnalia Books Poetry Prize, The Helen Wurlitzer Foundation, Lambda Literary Fellowship, Poets House Fellowship, Troika House, the Academy of American Poet’s John B. Santoianni award 

Education: 
Sarah Lawrence College
What I'm reading now: 
the inheritance of haunting by Heidi Andrea Restrepo Rhodes
Identifies as: 
Latino/Latina/Latinx
LGBTQ
Native American
Prefers to work with: 
Any
At Risk Youth
Disability
Homelessness
Illness/Wellness
Immigration
Incarcerated Individuals
LGBTQ
Mental Health
Naturalists/Environmentalists
Parents
Schools
Seniors
Teachers
Teenagers
Veterans

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