Tag: Literary Arts

• what I would have said at the OBA ceremony

  As preparation for the Oregon Book Awards ceremony, finalists are asked to prepare a few words, under two minutes, to say just in case. I gave my words a lot of thought and, though I did not win, I feel like sharing these words with you here below. * OBA (non)acceptance speech I first moved […]

  José Angel Araguz

  April 23, 2019

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• news: Oregon Book Award finalist!

  This week I’d like to share the good news that Until We Are Level Again (Mongrel Empire Press) has been named as a finalist for the Oregon Book Award in the Stafford/Hall Award for Poetry category! I am extremely honored and grateful to have my work in the running alongside the work of other great writers. The […]

  José Angel Araguz

  February 1, 2019

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