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ire'ne lara silva

ire’ne lara silva is the author of three poetry collections, furia (Mouthfeel Press, 2010) Blood Sugar Canto (Saddle Road Press, 2016), and CUICACALLI/House of Song (Saddle Road Press, 2019), an e-chapbook, Enduring Azucares, (Sibling Rivalry Press, 2015), as well as a short story collection, flesh to bone (Aunt Lute Books, 2013) which won the Premio Aztlán. She and poet Dan Vera are also the co-editors of Imaniman: Poets Writing in the Anzaldúan Borderlands, (Aunt Lute Books, 2017), a collection of poetry and essays. ire’ne is the recipient of a 2017 NALAC Fund for the Arts Grant, the final recipient of the Alfredo Cisneros del Moral Award, and was the Fiction Finalist for AROHO’s 2013 Gift of Freedom Award. ire'ne is currently working on her first novel, Naci, and a second collection of short stories titled the light of your body. Visit her online at irenelarasilva.wordpress.com.


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  • About
    • Our Organization
    • Member Success Stories
    • People >
      • Staff
      • Board of Directors
      • Faculty >
        • Nick Almeida
        • Tanya Aydelott
        • Nyri Bakkalian
        • Andreana Binder
        • Mackenzie Bitz
        • Joyce Boatright
        • KB Brookins
        • Julia Brown
        • Kartika Budhwar
        • Debbie Burns
        • Joe Burns
        • Sean Morrisey Carroll
        • Cynthia Childress
        • Cassandra Rose Clarke
        • Jessica Cole
        • Mark Dostert
        • Emily Foxhall
        • Ynes Freeman
        • Rosa Boshier González
        • Mark Haber
        • Katherine McDaniel
        • Matthew Hefti
        • Sarah Gajkowski-Hill
        • Adam Holt
        • Melissa McEver Huckabay
        • Angélique Jamail
        • Justin Jannise
        • Marlena Johns
        • Amal Kassir
        • Karleen Koen
        • Mike Kowis, Esq.
        • Kendra Preston Leonard
        • Phuc Luu
        • Lorenzo Martinez
        • Elizabeth Mayorca
        • Thomas H McNeely
        • Jasminne Mendez
        • Ülrika Moats
        • Jody T. Morse
        • Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton
        • Kinza Muzahir
        • Patricia Flaherty Pagan
        • Kate Pentecost
        • Kathryn Peterson
        • Joy Preble
        • Brenda K. Preuss
        • Paige Quiñones
        • Scott Repass
        • Icess Fernandez Rojas
        • ire'ne lara silva
        • Tamara Nicholl-Smith
        • Courtney O'Banion Smith
        • Rebecca Spears
        • Patrick Stockwell
        • Victoria Strange
        • Marian Szczepanski
        • Catherine Vance
        • Juan Fernando Villagómez
        • Holly Walrath
        • Mathew Weitman
        • Doni Wilson
        • Charlotte Wyatt
        • D.L. Young
        • Theodora Ziolkowski
        • Nishta Mehra
        • Jessica Raney
    • Blog >
      • Meet Our Members
      • Interviews with Authors
  • Workshops
    • Creative Writing
    • Self Paced Online
    • Weekly Sustainability Write-Ins
    • Workshop Policies
    • Scholarships
    • Online Class Tech Support
  • Events
    • Readings and Socials
    • Meetups & Member Events
  • Mentoring & Editing
    • About Mentoring & Editing
    • Editors >
      • Editor Rebecca A. Spears
      • Editor Sarah Gajkowski-Hill
      • Editor Sarah Townsend
      • Editor Jessica Cole
      • Editor Alexandria Clay
      • Editor Catherine Vance
      • Editor D.L. Young
    • Artist Residency
  • Get Involved
    • Gift the Writer in Your Life
    • Donate
    • Volunteer
    • Memberships
    • Employment
    • Join Email List
  • Contact