Raquel Salas Rivera

Raquel Salas Rivera

Country

Puerto Rico

Birth - Death

1985 -

Occupation

Poet

Notable Achievements

Lambda Literary Award

Description

Queer and non-binary poet, and the 2018-19 Poet Laureate of the city of Philadelphia. Author of the books 'Caneca de anhelos turbios', 'oropel/tinsel', 'tierra intermitente', and 'lo terciario/the tertiary (2018, Lambda Literary Award). Co-editor of The Wanderer, and Co-editor of Puerto Rico en mi corazón, a collection of bilingual broadsides of contemporary Puerto Rican poets.

See Also

• Poet Laureates From Around the World Who Identify as LGBTQ
• Prominent Non-Binary Members of the LGBTQ Community

Further Reading/Research

• https://raquelsalasrivera.com/
• https://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/tag/raquel-salas-rivera
• http://www.philly.com/philly/entertainment/meet-philadelphias-new-poet-laureate-raquel-salas-rivera-poet-migrant-bridge-builder-20180108.html

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