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Barbara Jane Reyes

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Author of Gravities of Center (Arkipelago Books, 2003), Poeta en San Francisco (Tinfish Press, 2005), and Diwata (BOA Editions, Ltd., 2010).


This is about process, I think. First, behold my fancy Instagram pictures from yesterday’s Eduardo Galeano event at City Lights Books. This was a rare thing, to have such an intimate event with such an immense human being. Big treat. And I am clearly ecstatic still. Galeano is one of my major literary idols, even [...]
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Published on May 20, 2013 13:02
Average rating: 4.40 · 157 ratings · 27 reviews · 10 distinct works · Similar authors
Poeta En San Francisco
4.26 of 5 stars 4.26 avg rating — 85 ratings — published 2005
Diwata
4.24 of 5 stars 4.24 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions
Easter Sunday
4.67 of 5 stars 4.67 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2008
Gravities Of Center
4.67 of 5 stars 4.67 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2003
Cherry
4.5 of 5 stars 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2008
OCHO #16:  MiPOesias Magazi...
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4.5 of 5 stars 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2008
For the City That Nearly Br...
4.25 of 5 stars 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2012
West Oakland Sutra for AK-4...
5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2008
Achiote Seeds (Spring 2007)
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4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2007
Poets and Artists (O&S) Sel...
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5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2009
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Andrew hey barbara jane...

you are an A M A Z I N G poet :)


Barbara Thanks PJ! I got myself one from a long time ago. I bought it at Eastwind Books in Berkeley. Hey BTW, what time is our October reading at? I want to put it in my author events.


message 4: by Paolo

Paolo Hey BJ, I got extra copies of 'Thirdest World' for you. Do I send you one now or wait til our October reading? xo, Heathcliff Notes




Barbara Tara, thanks for the review. We are going to hit some Berkeley bookstores tonight in search of a copy of Make-Shift!

Bryan, yeah there is a Poeta en SF group. As per their description, they're not dedicated exclusively to my book, but to SF Bay Area poetry.


message 2: by Tara

Tara Betts Hey Ms. Barbara Jane! I was just talking to my friend Latasha Diggs last night about "Poeta en San Francisco" so she'll probably be checking it out too. Hope all is well in the West.


message 1: by Bryan (last edited Jul 27, 2007 06:20pm)

Bryan Worra Barbara Jane Reyes should have at least one comment here, considering there's a whole reading group dedicated to her book Poeta En San Francisco here.


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