Poet, Fiction Writer, Creative Nonfiction Writer
Publications & Prizes
Creative Nonfiction
Books:
A Wedding in Haiti: The Story of Friendship (Algonquin Books, 2015)
, Once Upon a Quinceañera: Coming of Age in the USA (Penguin, 2007)
, Finding Miracles (Knopf, 2004)
, The Woman I Kept to Myself (Algonquin Books, 2004)
, A Cafecito Story (Chelsea Green, 2001)
, How TÃa Lola Came to Visit Stay (Knopf, 2001)
, In the Name of Salome (Algonquin Books, 2000)
, The Secret Footprints (Knopf, 2000)
, Something to Declare (Algonquin Books, 1998)
, Something to Declare (Algonquin Books, 1998)
, The Other Side (Algonquin Books, 1998)
, Yo! (Algonquin Books, 1997)
, Homecoming: New and Collected Poems (Plume, 1996)
, Seven Trees (Algonquin Books, 1996)
, In the Time of the Butterflies (Algonquin Books, 1995)
, How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents (Algonquin Books, 1991)
Fiction
Books:
The Tia Lola Stories (4 titles) (Knopf, 2011)
, Saving the World (Algonquin Books, 2006)
, Finding Miracles (Knopf, 2004)
, Before We Were Free (Knopf, 2002)
, A Cafecito Story (Chelsea Green, 2001)
, The Secret Footprints (Dragonfly Press, 2001)
, In the Name of Salomé (Algonquin Books, 2000)
, Yo! (Plume, 1997)
, In the Time of the Butterflies (Algonquin Books, 1994)
, How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents (Algonquin Books, 1991)
Journal:
The New Yorker
Poetry
Books:
The Woman I Kept to Myself (Algonquin Books, 2004)
, Seven Trees (Kat Ran Press, 1998)
, Homecoming: New and Collected Poems (Plume, 1996)
, The Other Side (Dutton, 1995)
More Information
Gives readings:
Yes
Travels for readings:
Yes
Identifies as:
Latino/Latina/Latinx
Prefers to work with:
Any
Born in:
New York City
Raised in:
Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
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Last update: Sep 02, 2020