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Jordan Escobar

@JEscobarPoet

2023 St. Botloph Club Foundation Emerging Artist Award Winner, 2022 Djanikian Scholar, Chapbook "Men With the Throats of Birds" out with CutBank Books

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Joined December 2020
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I have two new poems in @sonorareview !
Sonora Review (@sonorareview) profile pictureSonora Review@sonorareview18 Oct 2024
This week on Sonora Review, mystery reigns, excites, unravels–in families, in places, in boxes, in desire. New work from Tobiah Black, Jordan Escobar, Pearson Prudent, and Tramaine Suubi live now on sonorareview.com  – go check it out.
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New work in @ninthletter ! ninthletter.com/2024/04/23/b…
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Very grateful to have my poem “Olives” included in Narsiso Martinez’s exhibit “De Estas Manos” at the Albright-Knox Art Museum, if you’re in Buffalo check it out!
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Excited to be working with the City of Watertown's Public Arts and Cultural Committee to be part of the "Edible Plants" installation. Come check out my poem about pokeweed! watertownmanews.com/2023/09/…
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Excited to be a part of this amazing portfolio!
The Common (@commonmag) profile pictureThe Common@commonmag21 Sep 2023
Along with our portfolio from the farmworker community coming up in Issue 26, we are publishing several online pieces from the community, starting with this poetry feature from @jescobarpoet, Oswaldo Vargas, Arturo Castellanos Jr., and @trustmiguel. thecommononline.org/poetry-f…
Poetry Feature: Poems from the Immigrant Farmworker Community

Poetry Feature: Poems from the Immigrant Farmworker Community

MIGUEL M. MORALES Days into the promise of a new year, resolutions plentiful, blossoming, / seven farmworkers were shot and killed harvesting mushrooms in Half Moon Bay. / Those of us who sprouted...

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Excited to have a new poem out among so many indomitable writers in latest issue of @TheSchooner
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Excited to be included in this upcoming issue! – at Boston, MA
Prairie Schooner (@TheSchooner) profile picturePrairie Schooner@TheSchooner18 Jul 2023
HOT OFF THE PRINTERS! We're excited about our newest issue 'Fall 2022' which will be out as early as next week! Subscribers, she is coming your way! 😍😍😍 Not yet a reader? Here's where you can change that: prairieschooner.submittable.…
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Excited to announce I've been named a 2023 recipient of the St. Botolph Club Foundation's Emerging Artist Award! sbcfboston.org/past-recipien…
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I asked my students to write about Jane Goodall and it’s become increasingly obvious that they don’t know the difference between chimpanzees, monkeys and gorillas 🤦‍♂️ – at Boston, MA
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I had a fun time reading some poems at the Concord Library on Sunday, thank you all who attended!
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Excited to have poems out in both @GristJournal’s print and online issues! gristjournal.com/2023/04/tru… – at Boston, MA
Truth and Violence Carved My Baby Out of Stone - Grist

Truth and Violence Carved My Baby Out of Stone - Grist

The editors at Grist seek work of high literary quality from both emerging and established writers. We welcome all styles and aesthetic approaches. Grist is committed to diversity, inclusivity,...

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Mark your calendars! I'll be reading from my new chapbook at the Concord Library in Concord, MA on May 7 at 2pm. Hope to see you there! concordlibrary.assabetintera…
Poetry at the Library Series presents Jordan Escobar and Adam Scheffler

Poetry at the Library Series presents Jordan Escobar and Adam Scheffler

Join us for an in-person afternoon with award-winning poets Jordan Escobar and Adam Scheffler who will read and engage in a Q & A about their inspirations and craft. PLEASE REGISTER BELOW FOR A SEAT...

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I had good time reading at the Waterline Reading series yesterday! Thanks @BabsonARTS! – at Wellesley, MA
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Pub Day! My debut chapbook “Men With the Throats of Birds” is out today! I can’t believe it’s finally here! There are so many people to thank on this journey, the editorial staff at @cutbankonline for giving me the opportunity and direction, @narsisomartinez for the cover artwork
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Kevin Clark and Jabari Asim for the heartfelt blurb, all my friends and family and who encouraged me along the way, and perhaps most importantly, all the laborers, ranchers, and farmers I worked with, grew with, loved with, and served as the inspiration for so many of these poems
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My chapbook is available for pre-order! Check it out! cutbankonline.org/2023-chapb…
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I have a new short story out with @SFWP, take a read! sfwp.com/quarterly/zero-tide
Zero Tide — Santa Fe Writers Project

Zero Tide — Santa Fe Writers Project

By Jordan Escobar His cruel hands, cut and torn tending oysters, came back to me. The memory of them, green veins cross-thatched with pale scars. Places where the skin never healed, where the hands...

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My 2022 stack!
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Seeing my chapbook proofs for the first time 🥲
Very excited to announce my chapbook has been selected for publication by CutBank! Look for my collection of poems "Men With the Throats of Birds" out this spring!
CutBank Mag (@cutbankonline) profile pictureCutBank Mag@cutbankonline26 Sep 2022
Announcing the 2022 Chapbook Contest Winners cutbankonline.org/contests-w…
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I spent some time traveling and camping through Montana a year ago and wrote this poem about the experience. Glad to see it find a home in @cutbankonline, a Montana journal no less!
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