María Luisa Arroyo Cruzado, M.F.A., M.A.  

multilingual Boricua poet

intersectional feminist educator

multi-creative entrepreneur 
 
patron of the arts 

Warm thanks to the Community Foundation of Western MA,

I among 20 artists will benefit from a Project Evolution grant.

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CFWM Press release | June 13, 2022

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Thanks to Assets for Artists as well for providing thought-provoking & illuminating grant-writing workshops. I was constantly reminded that my creative process merits safeguarding & compensation to flourish.

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MASS MoCA's Assets for Artists

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selected published poems

"como mujeres", "no hay elles", "señorita hawai’i en puerto rico en los años 50" | LaLibretaOnline 

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"The Flag is Bleeding, 2019" |One | Jacar Press

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"oro     1895     manatí, pr", "gold     1895     manatí, pr",

"otro mito de la creación     1941     ponce, pr", "another creation myth     1941     ponce, pr",

"arrancar", "arrancar: to yank",

"la diosa de las artes", "the goddess of incarcerated women" | Multiplicity Magazine

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"twins     springfield, ma" | Lily Poetry Review

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published non-fiction essays

"Automatic Affront(s): Brown & Black Bodies & (a Lack of) Compassion" | Solstice Literary Magazine

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"Summer 1980s Roach Trap Line" | Multiplicity Blog: Quick Work: Short Takes on Epic Truths 

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for readings & workshops

to purchase autographed copies of 
Gathering Words: Recogiendo palabras
Destierro Means More than Exile

contact me by email:
poetaprofesora@gmail.com