William Archila

Writer, Person

1968 –

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Who is William Archila?

William Archila is a Latino poet and writer.

Born in Santa Ana, El Salvador in 1968, Archila immigrated to the United States in 1980 with his family.

His first book of poems, The Art of Exile, was published by Bilingual Review Press in 2009. His manuscript The Gravedigger's Archeology was selected by Orlando Ricardo Menes for the 2013 Letras Latinas/Red Hen Poetry Prize.

Archila's poetry has appeared in AGNI, Blue Mesa Review, Crab Orchard Review, Notre Dame Review, Poet Lore, Poetry International, The Cortland Review, The Georgia Review, and The Los Angeles Review.

He earned an MFA from the University of Oregon.

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Born
1968
Santa Ana
Profession
Education
  • University of Oregon

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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