Elizabeth Acevedo (@acevedowrites) is a champion slam poet and National Book Award winner whose work often explores family, belonging and her Afro-Latino heritage. On Wednesday, Acevedo joined The Post’s Arelis R. Hernández (@arelisrhdz) to discuss her new novel, “Family Lore,” and shared her hope for the next generation of Latino authors: "There are so many Dominican writers and we do not sound alike. And there are so many Latino and Latin American writers, and they do not sound alike. And so h
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Elizabeth Acevedo (@acevedowrites) is a champion slam poet and National Book Award winner whose work often explores family, belonging and her Afro-Latino heritage. On Wednesday, Acevedo joined The Post’s Arelis R. Hernández (@arelisrhdz) to discuss her new novel, “Family Lore,” and shared her hope for the next generation of Latino authors: "There are so many Dominican writers and we do not sound alike. And there are so many Latino and Latin American writers, and they do not sound alike. And so h
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Author of The Poet X, Elizabeth Acevedo accepts the 2018 National Book Award for YPL
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Author of The Poet X, Elizabeth Acevedo accepts the 2018 National Book Award for YPL
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In 'Family Lore,' award-winning YA author Elizabeth Acevedo turns to adult readers
In 'Family Lore,' award-winning YA author Elizabeth Acevedo turns to adult readers
Jul 29, 2023
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Elizabeth Acevedo: Changing the literary landscape for writers of colour
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Elizabeth Acevedo: Changing the literary landscape for writers of colour
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In 'Family Lore,' award-winning YA author Elizabeth Acevedo turns to adult readers
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In 'Family Lore,' award-winning YA author Elizabeth Acevedo turns to adult readers
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“We write to remind ourselves we are still here and that we can still heal.” This World Poetry Day, watch poet Elizabeth Acevedo on teaching creative writing to young women of color in a detention center. | The Aspen Institute
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“We write to remind ourselves we are still here and that we can still heal.” This World Poetry Day, watch poet Elizabeth Acevedo on teaching creative writing to young women of color in a detention center. | The Aspen Institute
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As we continue to celebrate #BlackHistoryMonth, we honor Elizabeth Acevedo—an Afro-Dominican author, spoken word poet, and educator whose powerful storytelling has become a beacon for Black Latinx youth. Her award-winning novels, including The Poet X, With the Fire on High, and Clap When You Land, illuminate themes of identity, diaspora, and heritage—amplifying the voices of Afro-Latinx communities on a global stage. Born to Dominican parents in New York City, Acevedo’s poetic approach to narrat
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As we continue to celebrate #BlackHistoryMonth, we honor Elizabeth Acevedo—an Afro-Dominican author, spoken word poet, and educator whose powerful storytelling has become a beacon for Black Latinx youth. Her award-winning novels, including The Poet X, With the Fire on High, and Clap When You Land, illuminate themes of identity, diaspora, and heritage—amplifying the voices of Afro-Latinx communities on a global stage. Born to Dominican parents in New York City, Acevedo’s poetic approach to narrat
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Dominican Author Elizabeth Acevedo’s ‘The Poet X’ An Ode To Black Latinas: Interview
Mar 15, 2018
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Dominican slam poet Elizabeth Acevedo on sex, identity and Catholicism
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Follow The Fear: An interview with Elizabeth Acevedo Author of 'The Poet X'
Aug 30, 2018
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Elizabeth Acevedo is a National Slam Poetry champion and #GWU alumna. Watch her mix prose and performance to explore life and identity as a Dominican woman and first-generation American. See more in the GW Magazine: http://bit.ly/1SEeJsU | The George Washington University
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Book Review: The Poet X, by Elizabeth Acevedo — Literary Fusions
Nov 19, 2019
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Author Elizabeth Acevedo on writing a coming-of-age novel
Dec 1, 2020
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Elizabeth Acevedo, YPL Winner, reads from The Poet X at 2018 National Book Awards Finalists Reading
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Meet the Afro-Latina Writer Elizabeth Acevedo, Who 'Comes from Stolen Gold'
Feb 20, 2019
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WATCH LIVE: Elizabeth Acevedo on exploring family, belonging and her Afro-Latino identity
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Elizabeth Acevedo's Upcoming YA Book Is For Afro-Latina Teens Who Never Feel Seen
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[Poetry Friday] Excerpt from Elizabeth Acevedo’s “Poet X”
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Elizabeth Acevedo performs "Rat Ode," a poem dedicated to a professor she once had who told her rats were not noble enough for a poem, during a reading hosted at America Media. Read more: https://www.americamagazine.org/arts-... | America Magazine - The Jesuit Review
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Elizabeth Acevedo Wants Young Women of Color to Be Represented Tenderly and with Love
Apr 19, 2022
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Sacred Monsters: The Poetry and Fiction of Elizabeth Acevedo
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Analysis of Iron by Elizabeth Acevedo - Poemotopia
Nov 30, 2021
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Elizabeth Acevedo's top 5 book picks for Hispanic Heritage Month
Oct 3, 2024
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Elizabeth Acevedo is writing the stories Black-Latinx diaspora deserves
Aug 26, 2020
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Poet Elizabeth Acevedo On Why #BlackLivesMatter Should Matter To Latinos
Jul 11, 2016
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Behind the Mic: Elizabeth Acevedo - Blavity
Feb 20, 2015
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Elizabeth Acevedo, Poet
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Velshi Banned Book Club: 'The Poet X' by Elizabeth Acevedo
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Elizabeth Acevedo: 2018 National Book Festival
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Elizabeth Acevedo Is the YA Author I Wish I'd Had as a Kid
Aug 6, 2020
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