Kristin Naca (born Washington, D.C.) is a Latina and Fillipina American poet.
Naca grew up in northern Virginia. [1] She has a B.A. from the University of Washington, an MFA from the University of Pittsburgh, [2] and a Ph.D. in English from University of Nebraska. [3]
Her poems have appeared in Poetry, [4] ART PAPERS [5] Bloom, Harpur Palate, [6] Indiana Review, Prairie Schooner, [7] Octopus Magazine, [8] Seattle Review, Poetry Northwest, and Rio Grande Review.
Naca is a member of the prestigious Macondo Writers Workshop, the workshop founded by Sandra Cisneros.
She served as Writer In Residence with Minnesota Prison Writing Workshops. [9] She lives in Minneapolis. [8]
In 2015, Naca was fired from her position as an Assistant Professor of Poetry at Macalester College due to alleged sexual misconduct reported by a former student. [10] [11] [12] Naca sued Macalester in 2016, arguing that her firing was for discriminatory reasons, due to a disability and her status as a woman, a lesbian, a Filipina and Puerto Rican, and a Santeria priestess. [13] [14] In 2018, the judge in the case cleared Macalester of wrongdoing in the dismissal. [13] [15] On January 16, 2020, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the lower court's dismissal of the lawsuit, holding that "[e]ven assuming Naca made a prima facie case, this court concludes, on de novo review, that Macalester articulates a legitimate, non-discriminatory reason for termination—her sexual relationship with Doe—that Naca does not counter with sufficient evidence of pretext". [16]
Kristin Naca (born Washington, D.C.) is a Latina and Fillipina American poet.
Naca grew up in northern Virginia. [1] She has a B.A. from the University of Washington, an MFA from the University of Pittsburgh, [2] and a Ph.D. in English from University of Nebraska. [3]
Her poems have appeared in Poetry, [4] ART PAPERS [5] Bloom, Harpur Palate, [6] Indiana Review, Prairie Schooner, [7] Octopus Magazine, [8] Seattle Review, Poetry Northwest, and Rio Grande Review.
Naca is a member of the prestigious Macondo Writers Workshop, the workshop founded by Sandra Cisneros.
She served as Writer In Residence with Minnesota Prison Writing Workshops. [9] She lives in Minneapolis. [8]
In 2015, Naca was fired from her position as an Assistant Professor of Poetry at Macalester College due to alleged sexual misconduct reported by a former student. [10] [11] [12] Naca sued Macalester in 2016, arguing that her firing was for discriminatory reasons, due to a disability and her status as a woman, a lesbian, a Filipina and Puerto Rican, and a Santeria priestess. [13] [14] In 2018, the judge in the case cleared Macalester of wrongdoing in the dismissal. [13] [15] On January 16, 2020, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the lower court's dismissal of the lawsuit, holding that "[e]ven assuming Naca made a prima facie case, this court concludes, on de novo review, that Macalester articulates a legitimate, non-discriminatory reason for termination—her sexual relationship with Doe—that Naca does not counter with sufficient evidence of pretext". [16]