James Laughlin Award
1 appearances
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Edition 52 (2005) Winner
Barbara Jane Reyes
バーバラ・ジェーン・レイエス
Barbara Jane Reyes
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1971-01-01 （Manila, Philippines）
- Nationality
- United States, Philippines
- Languages
- English, Tagalog
- Residence History
- San Francisco Bay Area (raised) → Oakland, California (residence)
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Editor, Teacher
- Active Years
- 1995-
- Affiliations
- University of San Francisco Yuchengco Philippine Studies Program (adjunct), Mills College (former creative writing instructor), Doveglion Press (co-editor)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of California, Berkeley | — | Ethnic Studies | B.A. | — | United States |
| San Francisco State University | — | Creative Writing (MFA) | M.F.A. | — | United States |
University of California, Berkeley
Ethnic Studies
Degree:
B.A.
Country:
United States
Served as editor in chief of maganda magazine as an undergraduate
San Francisco State University
Creative Writing (MFA)
Degree:
M.F.A.
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | James Laughlin Award | Poeta en San Francisco | — | Academy of American Poets | 受賞 |
James Laughlin Award
2006
Work:
Poeta en San Francisco
Organization:
Academy of American Poets
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Poeta en San Francisco
2005 PoetryA poetry collection that probes the collisions of language, culture, and self in Filipino American experience, notable for its mixing of Spanish, Tagalog, and English.
DiasporaLanguage and translationIdentity
Diwata
2010 PoetryA collection that reimagines Philippine myth and folklore (diwata) within contemporary poetry, connecting mythic figures to immigrant experience and embodiment.
MythologyBody and desireCultural reimagination
Letters to a Young Brown Girl
2020 PoetryA book framed as letters to young brown girls, addressing self-acceptance, politics, and the memory of the body.
Intergenerational dialogueRace and genderSelf-acknowledgement
Bibliography
- Gravities of Center (2003)
- Poeta en San Francisco (2005)
- Diwata (2010)
- To Love as Aswang: songs, fragments and found objects (2015)
- Invocation to Daughters (2017)
- Letters to a Young Brown Girl (2020)
- Wanna Peek into My Notebook? Notes on Pinay Liminality (2022)
- Easter Sunday (chapbook, 2008)
- Cherry (chapbook, 2008)
- West Oakland Sutra for the AK-47 Shooter at 3:00 AM and other Oakland poems (chapbook, 2008)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Bilingual/multilingual poeticsFragmentary and experimental narrativeMix of political and personal memory
- Recurring Motifs
- Migration and diasporaBorders of language and translationPhilippine myth (diwata) and the body
Legacy
Recognized as a Filipino American poet for experimental, multilingual work and political themes. Her linguistic hybridity and representations of immigrant experience have influenced younger Filipino American writers.
Archives
- Online holdings such as Poetry Foundation
Quotes
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"[Her work] explores the translatable and untranslatable collisions of writing, self and culture."
Source: Wikipedia (lead summary)
Trivia
- Born in Manila in 1971 and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area.
- Co-edits Doveglion Press with her husband, poet Oscar Bermeo.
- Notable works include Poeta en San Francisco and Diwata.