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Latest Book & Other News
- Variations in Blue is now available from Red Hen Press. Order your copy! Also, check out the Events page for book tour stops!
- Read this wonderful write up of my time of my event at Raclin Murphy Museum of Modern Art for the Institute of Latino Studies: Adela Najarro Brings Art to Life Through Poetry
- Check out this wonderful review from Presence Poetry Journal. Order a copy here. “It’s a memorable poem, as are many in Variations in Blue, Najarro’s fifth book. She is, I think, still early in her career, one that will, I hope, be exceedingly long.”
- Adela has work in Poetry, Huizache, and About Place Journal.
- Volcanic Interruptions received an Honorable Mention in The Juan Felipe Herrera Best Poetry Book Award category.
- The California Arts Council recognized Adela Najarro as an established artist for the Central California Region and appointed her as an Individual Artist Fellow.
- Many thanks to Letras Latinas, the literary initiative at the University of Notre Dame's Institute for Latino Studies, for selecting Variations in Blue as the second volume in its curated series with Red Hen Press.
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Poems, Interviews, & More
Poems, Interviews, & More
Adela Najarro is the author of five poetry collections, including Variations in Blue, winner of the American Book Award and selected for publication in 2025 through the Letras Latinas/Red Hen Collaborative. Her other works include Split Geography, Twice Told Over, My Childrens, and Volcanic Interruptions, a chapbook featuring artwork by Janet Trenchard.
Poems, Interviews, & More
Poems, Interviews, & More
Poems, Interviews, & More
Adela Najarro's poems have been published in numerous journals and anthologies. Here are a few online samples:
What Poetry Told Me in Poetry Magazine
Two Poems by Adela Najarro in The Rumpus
"Los volcánes de Nicaragua" and "En la voz de mi padre" at the Anacua Literary Arts Journal
From Jamii Press
Poems, Interviews, & More
From Jamii Press
In this chapbook, Najarro’s poems and Trenchard’s paintings dialog about the feminine as power and lifeforce drawing on vibrant earth energy so that the written word and image come together in conversation.
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