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Joseph O. Legaspi [1] is an American poet. [2] He is the author of two full length poetry collections and two full-length poetry chapbooks. [3] [4] [5]
With the poet Sarah Gambito, he cofounded Kundiman, a national nonprofit organization that nurtures generations of writers and readers of Asian American literature. [6]
He is a juror of the Neustadt International Prize for Literature. [7]
Joseph O. Legaspi earned a bachelor of arts degree from Loyola Marymount University and a master's in fine arts from New York University. [8]
Joseph O. Legaspi received a poetry fellowship from the New York Foundation for the Arts. [9] His poem "Ode to My Mother's Hair" was anthologized in Language for a New Century (W.W. Norton). [10] In 2016, his poem "Somebody" appeared in Poem-A-Day from the Academy of American Poets. [11]
In April 2019, Orion Magazine chose Legaspi's poem "The Three Sparrows" as one of its top seven works for National Poetry Month. [8]
Legaspi lives and works in New York City, where he serves on the faculty of Fordham University's Creative Writing Program.
Joseph O. Legaspi was born and raised in the Philippines; his family immigrated to Los Angeles when he was 12. He earned a BA at Loyola Marymount University and an MFA from New York University. [1]
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A major contributor to this article appears to have a
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Joseph O. Legaspi | |
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Genre | poetry |
Notable works |
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Joseph O. Legaspi [1] is an American poet. [2] He is the author of two full length poetry collections and two full-length poetry chapbooks. [3] [4] [5]
With the poet Sarah Gambito, he cofounded Kundiman, a national nonprofit organization that nurtures generations of writers and readers of Asian American literature. [6]
He is a juror of the Neustadt International Prize for Literature. [7]
Joseph O. Legaspi earned a bachelor of arts degree from Loyola Marymount University and a master's in fine arts from New York University. [8]
Joseph O. Legaspi received a poetry fellowship from the New York Foundation for the Arts. [9] His poem "Ode to My Mother's Hair" was anthologized in Language for a New Century (W.W. Norton). [10] In 2016, his poem "Somebody" appeared in Poem-A-Day from the Academy of American Poets. [11]
In April 2019, Orion Magazine chose Legaspi's poem "The Three Sparrows" as one of its top seven works for National Poetry Month. [8]
Legaspi lives and works in New York City, where he serves on the faculty of Fordham University's Creative Writing Program.
Joseph O. Legaspi was born and raised in the Philippines; his family immigrated to Los Angeles when he was 12. He earned a BA at Loyola Marymount University and an MFA from New York University. [1]
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