Elizabeth Acevedo Elizabeths Biography Elizabeth Acevedo was born

Elizabeth Acevedo

Elizabeth’s Biography • Elizabeth Acevedo was born and raised in New York City, the only daughter of Dominican parents. She is a poet, author, and National Poetry Slam Champion. Her poetry is infused with Dominican bolero and the tough grit of her hometown. • She graduated from George Washington University with a bachelor's degree in theatre and a master's degree in creative writing from the University of Maryland. Acevedo, a National Poetry Slam Champion, Cave Canem Fellow, Canto. Mundo Fellow, Callaloo Creative Writing Workshop member, and author of two collections of poetry, has more than 14 years of performance poetry experience.

Bio continuation • From the border in the Dominican Republic, to the bustling streets of New York City, Acevedo considers how some bodies must walk through the world as beastly beings. How these forgotten myths are both blessing and birthright.

Her work • The author of Clap When You Land (Quill Tree Books, 2 o 20); With the Fire On High (Harper, 2019); the New York Times best selling, award-winning novel, The Poet X (Harper. Collins, 2018), winner of the 2018 National Book Award for Young Adult Fiction, the 2019 Michael L. Printz Award, and the Carnegie Medal; and the poetry chapbook Beastgirl & Other Origin Myths (Yes Books, 2016), a collection of folkloric poems centered on the historical, mythological, gendered and geographic experiences of a first generation American woman

The Poet X Summery • In Harlem, a teenage girl discovers slam poetry as a means to better appreciate her mother's faith and her own connection with the world. Elizabeth Acevedo, a celebrated slam poet, releases her first book. In her Harlem neighborhood, Xiomara Batista feels unheard and powerless to escape. She's learnt to let her hands and fierceness do the talking because her body began to curve. • Xiomara, on the other hand, has a lot to say, and she pours her frustrations and passions into a leather journal, reciting the words to herself like prayers—especially when she develops feelings for a boy in her bio class called Aman, whom her family will never know about. With Mami's resolve to make her daughter follow the church's rules, Xiomara realizes that she can keep her feelings to herself. • So when she is asked to join her school's slam poetry club, she is unsure if she would be able to participate without her mother finding out, let alone say her poetry aloud. Yet she can't seem to get her mind off of performing her poetry.

Poem https: //youtu. be/wh. Lf. YOo 0 VEo • Names • I’m the only one in the family without a biblical name. • Shit, Xiomara isn’t even Dominican. • • I know, because I Googled it. It means: One who is ready for war. And truth be told, that description is about right because I even tried to come into the world in a fighting stance: feet first. Had to be cut of Mami after she’d given birth to my twin brother, Xavier, just fine. And my name labors out of some people’s mouths in that same awkward and painful way. Until I have to slowly say: See-oh-MAH-ruh. I’ve learned not to flinch the first day of school as teachers get stuck stupid trying to figure it out. Mami says she thought it was a saint’s name. Gave me this gift of battle and now curses how well I live up to it.

American Culture • Her work puts America to the test. When she talks about how much you have to give up to be an American. She didn't get the book she wanted as a teen, and she published it with children in mind • She draws attention to overt racial remarks and a lack of empathy about our cultures. . • • • Her work demonstrates that you are valuable and deserving of respect. Heritage, history, and authenticity are all important factors. Allowing someone to convince you that you aren't worth it or that you don't matter is a mistake. Since you're in America, you can learn English. Your hair is crazy and all over the place, so repair it. It's not natural, so what name did your parents give you.

Work cited • http: //www. acevedowrites. com/ • Poet X Book