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Poetry collection by Maria Luisa Arroyo Cruzado. This is poetry that takes us to external and internal places both distant and familiar, poems in conversation with what it is like to journey through the world as an intelligent and romantic, multi-lingual, multicultural woman.

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Born in Manati, Puerto Rico,& raised in Springfield, MA, María Luisa Arroyo Cruzadoearned a BA (Colby) & MA inGerman (Tufts), her thirdlanguage; & an MFA from theSolstice MFA Program. MaríaLuisa writes poetry & creativenonfiction prose that code-switchbetween English, Spanish, German, & Farsi-thecultural languages of herexperiences.María Luisa's poetry collectionsinclude Landscapes: photos & poems (2023), Destierro Means Morethan Exile (2018); & Gathering Words: Recogiendo palabras (2008).Resistencia: Resilience (2023) is her first collection that contains bothpoetry & creative nonfiction essays. In March 2024, she edited &published her first anthology, Pán-o-ply, through her literary imprint, MultiCreative Wisdom, which focuses on creative writing byindividuals who self-identify as BIPOC & female or non-binary.In recognition for her literary citizenship as a poet & intersectionalfeminist educator, María Luisa was named a 2008 MassachusettsUnsung Heroine & the inaugural poet laureate of Springfield, MA(2014-2016). María Luisa was also awarded a 2014 Carlos VegasSocial Justice Award & a 2018 NEPR Arts &Humanities Award.Receiving an honorary doctorate from Smith College in May 2024continues to recognize María Luisa for her two intersecting practices.As a Clark Diversity Fellow, María Luisa is joyfully pursuing herPhD in Comparative Literature at Binghamton University.

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