R. A. Villanueva
Author of ๐ผ ๐๐ค๐ก๐ฎ ๐ฟ๐ง๐๐๐, winner of the Alice James Awardโand ๐๐๐ก๐๐ฆ๐ช๐๐ง๐๐, winner of the Prairie Schooner Book Prize in Poetry
๐๐๐พ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐๐๐ & ๐๐๐๐๐๐
18 FebโLAUNCH! with Pรกdraig ร Tuama at Liz's Book Bar, Brooklyn
26 FebโThe Jenny McKean Moore Reading Series at George Washington University
28 Febโwith Chet'la Sebree at Loyalty Books, Washington D.C.
5 MarโAWP: Alice James x Persea off-site, Baltimore
7 MarโAWP: "The Inheritance We Carry" panel discussion, Baltimore
24 Marโwith Hanif Abdurraqib & Kaveh Akbar at Prairie Lights, Iowa City
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Starred review from Publisher's Weekly
from LitHub: "Seven Poetry Books to Read This Feb."
"On Poetry and Prayer," a review by Luisa A. Igloria
"From Here to Thereโthe Long View of...A Holy Dread" by Benja Castor
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Pre-Order ๐ผ ๐๐ค๐ก๐ฎ ๐ฟ๐ง๐๐๐, forthcoming from Alice James Books in February 2026
Order ๐๐๐ก๐๐ฆ๐ช๐๐ง๐๐ (U. Nebraska Press, 2024)