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Angela Acosta

she/her | speculative poet, academic

Angela Acosta (she/her) is a bilingual Latina poet and Assistant Professor of Spanish at the University of South Carolina. BotN, Utopia, and Elgin nominee, Rhysling finalist, 2022 Dream Foundry Contest for Emerging Writers finalist.

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Books

Selected work

Cover of Space & Time Magazine

Andromeda's First Quinceañera

Space & Time Magazine, 2022

PoetrySpeculative
Cover of Star*Line 46.1

"When They Found Out About Us", "Oración para los antiguos viajeros de la Tierra" / "Prayer for the Old Voyagers of Earth

Star*Line 46.1, 2023

PoetrySpeculative
Cover of Somos en escrito

May We Be Named

Somos en escrito, 2023

FictionShort StorySpeculative
Cover of All Worlds Wayfarer

Love Letter from Epsilon Eridani

All Worlds Wayfarer, 2023

FictionFlash
Cover of Stasis anthology - Bell Press

The Battle for Girola

Stasis anthology - Bell Press, 2024

Cover of Riot of Roses

Corn Husk Girl

Riot of Roses, 2024

Cover of Club Chicxulub Journal

Among the Cabbages

Club Chicxulub Journal, 2024

Cover of Bronze Bird Review

Self-Attribution, Photos I Tried to Take on Vacation

Bronze Bird Review, 2024

Cover of Trasatlantica

My Ancestors Saw Revolution, Too, Wrong Side of the Taco Line, Furiously Bilingual, Ten Years Roundtrip

Trasatlantica, 2024

Cover of Kaleidotrope

First Soujourn

Kaleidotrope, 2024

Cover of Accelerated Arrival

Accelerated Arrival

2024

Cover of Rewrite The Stars

Approximation of Latin American

Rewrite The Stars, 2024

Cover of ionosphere

“We Leapt”, “Qualifications”, “Hush”

ionosphere, 2024

Cover of Ámbitos Feministas

Poetic Tributes to “las Sinsombrero”: The Legacies of Modern Spanish Women

Ámbitos Feministas, 2024

Cover of Vita & the Woolf Literary and Arts Journal

Living Lithop, Enter, Reverberating Nostalgia

Vita & the Woolf Literary and Arts Journal, 2024

Cover of Carolina Muse Literary & Arts Magazine

My Grandfather Was No Sailor

Carolina Muse Literary & Arts Magazine, 2024

Poetry
Cover of Cartridge Lit

The Ghost Racer, Walkthrough (Age 8), Resemblance, When I Found Out the Rockets Never Left

Cartridge Lit, 2024

PoetrySpeculative
Cover of Solarpunk Magazine

Bright Like Sarape

Solarpunk Magazine, 2024

Poetry
Cover of Hispanic Culture Review

Taking Flight as a Rare Bird

Hispanic Culture Review, 2024

NonfictionEssay
Cover of Arte Latino Now

Arte Latino Now 2023: Virtual Exhibition, Performance and Readings

Arte Latino Now, 2024

Poetry

Projects

Other

Letras Latinas Blog 2 Author Spotlight

Interview with Angela Acosta to spotlight her recent publication, Fourth Generation Chicana Unicorn.

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Other

Speculative Poetry Sunday March 10, 2024

Reading for Speculative Poetry Sundays in honor of Women's History Month

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Other

Catching Up with Dr. Angela Acosta

Angela returns to detail her postdoctoral Iberian Studies experience, teaching at Davidson College, the ongoing Latinx debate...

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