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Ina Cariño

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Ina Cariño

Profile

Gender
non-binary
Nationality
Filipinx American
Languages
English
Residence History
North Carolina, USA

Career

Occupations
poet
Active Years
2019-2024
Affiliations
Kundiman, Indigena Collective

Education

East Carolina University
English literature
Degree: BA
Country: United States
minor in music performance on the violin
North Carolina State University
creative writing
Degree: MFA
Year of Graduation: 2022
Country: United States

Awards

Whiting Award
2022
Category: poetry
Organization: Whiting Foundation
Result: winner
Alice James Award
2021
Work: Feast
Organization: Alice James Books
Result: winner
George Bogin Memorial Award
2022
Organization: Poetry Society of America
Result: winner
92Y Discovery Contest
2021
Category: poetry
Organization: 92Y
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Feast

2023 poetry collection

A poetry collection exploring ancestry in diasporas.

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Reverse Requiem

2026 poetry collection

Forthcoming poetry collection.

Bibliography

  • Feast (Alice James Books, 2023)
  • Reverse Requiem (Alice James Books, 2026)

Legacy

Emerging Filipinx American poet recognized for winning the 2022 Whiting Award and 2021 Alice James Award.

Trivia

  • Founded the Indigena Collective poetry reading series in 2019.