Printable view of Luisa Caycedo-Kimura

Listed as:

Poet

Public address:

Bloomfield, CT

Connecticut US

Email:

luisackpoetry@icloud.com

Bio:

Luisa Caycedo-Kimura is a Colombian-born writer, translator, educator, and former attorney. A three-time Pushcart Prize nominee, her honors include a John K. Walsh Residency Fellowship at the Anderson Center, an Adrienne Reiner Hochstadt Fellowship at Ragdale, and a Robert Pinsky Global Fellowship in Poetry. She is a former Editor of Connecticut River Review; the founding organizer and chair of conneCTions, a reading a workshop series; and a member of the Hill-Stead Museum’s Poetry Advisory Committee.

Gives readings:

Yes

Travels for readings:

Yes

In which languages are you fluent?:

English

Spanish

Born in:

Ibagué, TOL

Colombia

Tolima

Raised in:

Queens, NY

New York

Website:

https://luisacaycedokimura.com [2]

Prizes won:

John K. Walsh Residency Fellowship
Adrienne Reiner Hochstadt Fellowship
Robert Pinsky Global Fellowship
Semi-finalist, Frost Place Chapbook Fellowship, 2022
Semi-finalist, Andrés Montoya Poetry Prize, 2022
Semi-finalist, Beloit Poetry Journal - Chad Walsh Chapbook Series, 2022
Finalist, Diode Editions Chapbook Contest 2021
Finalist, Cow Creek Chapbook Prize, 2021
Semifinalist, Palette Poetry Previously Published Poem Prize, 2021
Finalist, The Center for Book Arts Chapbook Competition, 2021
Honorable Mention, Beloit Poetry Journal, Chad Walsh Chapbook Series, 2021
Honorable Mention, RHINO Editor’s Prize, 2020

Education:

Boston University

Writers Retreats:

Anderson Center Artist Residency Program

Ragdale

Identifies as:

Hispanic

Latino/Latina/Latinx

Prefers to work with:

Adults

Any

At Risk Youth

Immigration

Mental Health

Naturalists/Environmentalists

Schools

Teachers

Teenagers

Women