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José Olivarez

Poet, Educator & Performer; Known for "Citizen Illegal" and "Promises of Gold"

Poet, Educator & Performer; Known for "Citizen Illegal" and "Promises of Gold"

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José Olivarez Biography

José Olivarez is the son of Mexican immigrants. His debut book of poems, "Citizen Illegal," was a finalist for the PEN/ Jean Stein Award and a winner of the 2018 Chicago Review of Books Poetry Prize. It was named a top book of 2018 by The Adroit Journal, NPR, and the New York Public Library. Along with Felicia Chavez and Willie Perdomo, he co-edited the poetry anthology, "The BreakBeat Poets Vol. 4: LatiNEXT."

He is the co-host of the poetry podcast, "The Poetry Gods." In 2018, he was awarded the first annual Author and Artist in Justice Award from the Phillips Brooks House Association and named a Debut Poet of 2018 by Poets & Writers. In 2019, he was awarded a Ruth Lilly and Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Fellowship from the Poetry Foundation. His work has been featured in The New York Times, The Paris Review, and elsewhere.

José Olivarez Videos

  • José Olivarez: performance and conversation
    Caroline Rothstein Oral Poetry Program hosted by: Andrés Gonzalez-Bonillas José Olivarez is the son of Mexican immigrants. His debut book of...
  • José Olivarez presents Promises of Gold
    Get PROMISES OF GOLD, as well as José's backlist titles, here: https://booksaremagic.net/jose-olivarez
  • José Olivarez - Straddling two cultures + how it's impacted his art
    José Olivarez discusses how growing up Mexican-American, he felt neither entirely comfortable in Mexico nor America and how that duality has...

José Olivarez Books

  • Promises of Gold
    Promises of Gold
  • Citizen Illegal
    Citizen Illegal

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