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Listed as:

Poet

Public address:

Portland, OR

Oregon US

Bio:

Genevieve DeGuzman (she/her), author of Karaoke at the End of the World (2026, JackLeg Press), is an Oregon Literary Fellow, an Alice James Award finalist, and has earned several Best New Poets nominations. Locally, she has been featured in the Poetry Moves project for C-TRAN and in Oregon Arts Watch. Her work has appeared in The Adroit, Nimrod, phoebe, RHINO, and other journals and anthologies. Genevieve has been a recipient of fellowships and grants from the Oregon Arts Commission, PEN America, Literary Arts, Vermont Studio Center (James Merrill Fellowship), and Can Serrat, among others. Born in the Philippines, she grew up near San Diego and currently lives in Portland, Oregon.

Find her at: genevievedeguzman.carbonmade.com

Gives readings:

Yes

Travels for readings:

Yes

Favorite authors:

Poets: Traci Brimhall, Aimee Nezhukumatathil, Keith S. Wilson, Ocean Vuong, Lucie Brock-Broido, Mary Szybist, Terrance Hayes, Margaret Ray, Megan Fernandes.

Twitter/X:

@gen_deg

Born in:

Philippines

Raised in:

San Diego, CA

California

Website:

https://genevievedeguzman.carbonmade.com… [2]

Prizes won:

Poets & Writers Get the Word Out, 2025 cohort
Alice James Award, 2024 finalist
Black Lawrence Press Immigrant Writing Series, 2023 finalist
Palette Poetry Rising Poet Prize, 2023 longlist
AWP Writer-to-Writer Mentoring Program, 2023 mentee with Karen Rigby
Bear Review Michelle Boisseau Poetry Prize, 2023 finalist, selected by Traci Brimhall
Black River Chapbook Competition, Black Lawrence Press, 2022 semi-finalist
Cultural Landscape Series, Oregon ArtsWatch, 2022 featured poet
Oregon Literary Fellowship, Literary Arts, 2022 recipient
Best New Poets 2021, nominated for anthology (bestnewpoets.org)
Best New Poets 2020, nominated for anthology (bestnewpoets.org)

Writers Retreats:

Cuttyhunk Island Writers’ Residency

Vermont Studio Center

Identifies as:

Asian American