Luis Francia

Luis H. Francia is a poet, nonfiction writer/journalist, and playwright. His last collection of poetry was Museum of Absences (2004). His memoir Eye of the Fish: A Personal Archipelago won both the 2002 PEN Center Open Book and the 2002 Asian American Writers literary awards. He has edited a number of anthologies, including Brown River, White Ocean: An Anthology of Twentieth Century Philippine Literature in English. His dramatic piece, The Beauty of Ghosts, was staged at Topaz Arts in Queens last December. This October, the musical duo Electric Kulintang will perform a new work of his at Joe’s Pub. He has written for the Nation and the Village Voice, and writes a monthly online column, “The Artist Abroad,” for the Manila daily, Inquirer. He teaches at New York University.

Posted by nnoveno on March 2, 2008 in New York City, Past Writers, Writers Bios 

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