Oliver de la Paz
Encyclopedia
Oliver de la Paz is the author of three collections of poetry, most recently Furious Lullaby (Southern Illinois University Press], 2007), and he has a new collection forthcoming, Requiem for the Orchard (University of Akron Press, 2010), winner of the Akron Prize for Poetry. His honors include a 2005 New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship Award and a 2009 GAP Grant from Artist Trust. His work has appeared in literary journals and magazines including Virginia Quarterly Review, North American Review, Tin House, Chattahoochee Review, and in anthologies such as Asian American Poetry: The Next Generation (University of Illinois Press, 2004).
de la Paz was born in Manila, Philippines and raised in Ontario, Oregon. He earned a B.S. in Biology and a B.A. in English from Loyola Marymount University
, and an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from Arizona State University
. He teaches at Western Washington University
, and co-chairs the advisory board of Kundiman (nonprofit organization)
, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the promotion of Asian American Poetry.
de la Paz was born in Manila, Philippines and raised in Ontario, Oregon. He earned a B.S. in Biology and a B.A. in English from Loyola Marymount University
Loyola Marymount University
Loyola Marymount University is a comprehensive co-educational private Roman Catholic university in the Jesuit and Marymount traditions located in Los Angeles, California, United States...
, and an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from Arizona State University
Arizona State University
Arizona State University is a public research university located in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area of the State of Arizona...
. He teaches at Western Washington University
Western Washington University
Western Washington University is one of six state-funded, four-year universities of higher education in the U.S. state of Washington. It is located in Bellingham and offers bachelor's and master's degrees.-History:...
, and co-chairs the advisory board of Kundiman (nonprofit organization)
Kundiman (nonprofit organization)
Kundiman is a nonprofit organization which offers writing retreats, a reading series, and a poetry prize, and is dedicated to providing "a safe yet rigorous space where Asian American poets can explore, through art, the unique challenges that face the new and ever changing diaspora." Kundiman was...
, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the promotion of Asian American Poetry.
Published works
- Requiem for the Orchard (University of Akron PressUniversity of Akron PressThe University of Akron Press is a non-profit university press that is a part of the University of Akron. Founded in 1988, the Press is currently directed by Thomas Bacher and is a member of Association of American University Presses....
, 2010) - Furious Lullaby (Southern Illinois University PressSouthern Illinois University PressSouthern Illinois University Press, founded in 1956, is a university press located in Carbondale, Illinois.The press publishes approximately 50 titles annually, among its more than 1,200 titles currently in print....
, 2007) - Names Above Houses (Southern Illinois University Press, 2001)