Creative Writing

Pedro J. Rolón

Ph.D. Candidate in the Comparative Literature Department at UC Berkeley
Pedro J. Rolón was a Visiting Scholar Panel Participant at the Art as Critique Conference at the Arts Research Center on March 1, 2019. If you are interested in contacting this artist, please find them on their website.

Pedro J. Rolón (B.A. in Literature, Yale University, 2014) is a Ph.D. candidate in the Comparative Literature department and the program in Critical Theory at UC Berkeley. He is interested in post-colonial theory, the history of the senses, poetics, and the relationship between aesthetic experiences and the epistemological fields opened up by poetic,...

Jared Robinson

ARC Fellow and Ph.D. Candidate at UC Berkeley in English
Jared Robinson was an ARC Fellow in Fall & Spring 2020 with the Poetry & the Senses initiative – he was chosen in the Graduate Fellow category. If you are interested in contacting this artist, please find them on their website.

Jared Robinson is a poet and critic from Indianapolis, Indiana. He is currently a Ph.D. candidate at the University of California, Berkeley in the department of English, where his work has been supported by the Arts Research Center and the Black Studies Collaboratory. He writes and thinks about autobiography, his own and those penned...

Tony Robles

Poet, Historian, and Social Justice Activist
Tony Robles gave a Visiting Writer Reading at the Arts Research Center in April 2023, part of the Spring 2023 Flash Reading Series. If you are interested in contacting this artist, please find them on their website.

Tony Robles, “The People’s Poet” was born in San Francisco and is the nephew of Filipino-American poet, historian and social justice activist Al Robles. He was a shortlist nominee for poet laureate of San Francisco in 2017 and the recipient of the San Francisco Art Commission individual literary artist grant in 2018. His two books of poetry and short...

Atsuro Riley

Poet
Atsuro Riley gave a Visiting Writer Reading at the Arts Research Center in November 2021, part of the Fall 2021 Flash Reading Series. If you are interested in contacting this artist, please find them on their website.

Atsuro Riley is the author of the poetry collections Heard-Hoard (University of Chicago Press, 2021) and Romey’s Order (University of Chicago Press, 2010). In 2023 Riley was named a Guggenheim Foundation Fellow and winner of the Arts and Letters Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Heard-Hoard was the...

Barbara Jane Reyes

Poet, Author, Co-Editor of Doveglion Press, and Adjunct Professor at USF’s Yuchengco Philippine Studies Program
Barbara Jane Reyes gave a Visiting Writer Reading at the Arts Research Center in May 2021, part of the Spring 2021 Flash Reading Series. If you are interested in contacting this artist, please find them on their website.

Barbara Jane Reyes was born in Manila, the Philippines, and grew up in the San Francisco Bay area. She earned a BA in ethnic studies from the University of California at Berkeley and an MFA from San Francisco State University. She is the author of the poetry collections Letters to a Young Brown Girl (2020), Invocation to Daughters (2017...

Noʻu Revilla

ARC Fellow, Poet, and Educator
Noʻu Revilla was an ARC Fellow in Spring 2023 with the Poetry & the Senses initiative, in collaboration with University of Hawaiʻi – she was chosen in the Graduate Fellow category. If you are interested in contacting this artist, please find them on their website. Noʻu Revilla (she/her/ʻo ia) is an ʻŌiwi poet and educator. Born and raised on the island of Maui, she prioritizes aloha, gratitude, and...

Ishmael Reed

Poet, Novelist, Essayist, Songwriter, Composer, Playwright, Editor, and Publisher
Ishmael Reed gave a Visiting Writer Reading at the Arts Research Center on March 15, 2017. If you are interested in contacting this artist, please find them on their website.

One of America’s most significant literary figures, Ishmael Reed has published over 30 books of poetry, prose, essays, and plays, as well as penned hundreds of lyrics for musicians ranging from Taj Mahal to Macy Gray. His work is known for its satirical, ironic take on race and literary tradition, as well as its innovative, post-modern technique. Critic Robert Elliot Fox described Reed’s work: “In his...

Aisha Kazi

Student Communication and Events Assistant

Aisha Kazi (she/her) is a student at UC Berkeley, double majoring in Media Studies with a concentration in Digital Studies and English Literature. Alongside her studies, she is pursuing the Berkeley Certificate In Design Innovation at UC Berkeley, and has a strong interest in design especially as it pertains to the "Human First" approach. Her work focuses on digital media, education, through her work at CreaTV San Jose, Learning Unlimited, and Splash at Berkeley. She is passionate about anything design, storytelling, and cultivating a space for people to be creative in their respective...

D. Kealiʻi MacKenzie

Poet, Visiting Writer
D. Kealiʻi MacKenzie was a Visiting Writer in the Poetry & the Senses program in 2023. If you are interested in contacting this artist, please find them on their website.

D. Kealiʻi MacKenzie is a queer, Native Hawaiian poet. He is the author of The Mana of Salt (Backbone Press, 2023), winner of the 2023 Backbone Press Chapbook Contest, and From Hunger to Prayer (Silverneedle Press, 2018). He lives in Kailua, on the island of Oahu in Hawai‘i.

Morgan Parker

ARC Fellow, Poet, Essayist, and Novelist
Morgan Parker was a Visiting Writer in ARC's Poetry & the Senses program. If you are interested in contacting this artist, please find them on their website.

Morgan Parker is a poet, essayist, and novelist. She is the author of the young adult novel Who Put This Song On?; and the poetry collections...