Genevieve DeGuzman

Poet

Portland, OR
Oregon US
Website: 
genevievedeguzman.carbonmade.com…
Twitter/X: 
@gen_deg

Author's 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

Writers Retreats: 
Cuttyhunk Island Writers’ Residency
Vermont Studio Center

Publications & Prizes

Book:
Karaoke at the End of the World (JackLeg Press, 2026)
Journals:
Adroit Journal
,
Atticus Review
,
Bear Review
,
Cider Press Review
,
Cimarron Review
,
Connotation Press: An Online Artifact
,
The Puritan
,
Five 2 One Magazine
,
Flyway: Journal of Writing and Environment
,
Folio
,
Glass: A Journal of Poetry
,
Gravel Literary Journal
,
Hobart
,
Switchback
,
Iron Horse Literary Review
,
Liminality
,
Nimrod
,
Phoebe
,
Puerto del Sol
,
Reed Magazine
,
RHINO
,
Rogue Agent
,
Stonecoast Review
,
Strange Horizons
,
Thin Air Magazine
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)

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Personal Favorites

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

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
Asian American
Born in: 
Philippines
Raised in: 
San Diego, CA
California
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Last update: Feb 10, 2025