Raquel Salas Rivera is the 2018-19 Poet Laureate of Philadelphia and a 2018 CantoMundo Fellow. Their work has appeared in journals such as the Revista del Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña, Apogee, and the Boston Review. They are the author of Caneca de anhelos turbios (Editora Educación Emergente), oropel/tinsel (Lark Books), tierra intermitente (Ediciones Alayubia), and lo terciario/the tertiary (Timeless, Infinite Light). Currently, they are co-editor of The Wanderer and co-editor of Puerto Rico en mi corazón, a collection of bilingual broadsides of contemporary Puerto Rican poets.
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| Date | Title | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Kundiman's 20th Anniversary Reading at the New Orleans Poetry Festival | New Orleans, LA | |
| Poetry at the Point | St. Louis, MO | |
| In-Store: Poetry Night w/ Leila Mottley & Tatiana Johnson-Boria | Brooklyn, NY | |
| Poetry Reading: Laura Tohe, Kimberly Blaeser, & Elise Paschen | Milwaukee, WI | |
| Showcase Reading: Eduardo C. Corral & Benjamin Garcia | New York, NY | |
| Conversation: Laura Tohe and Kimberly Blaeser | Milwaukee, WI | |
| Poetry Reading: Nicky Beer | Milwaukee, WI | |
| COUPLET READING SERIES: National Poetry Month Edition | New York, NY | |
| Poetry Open Mic Night at Read It Again Books | Suwanee, GA | |
| 8th Annual Tennessee Poets Day: A National Poetry Month Festival | Franklin, TN |