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Elizabeth M. Castillo

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Elizabeth M Castillo is a multilingual British-Mauritian poet, writer, and educator, currently reading for the MSt/MFA in Creative Writing at the University of Oxford. She lives in Paris with her family and two cats, where she writes across genres, languages, and pen names, and runs a number of creative and editorial projects.

Castillo's work explores the themes of matrescence, ecofeminism, multilingualism, and the tropical gothic, drawing on the many cultures and countries that shaped her. A two-time Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net nominee, her writing has been published in English, Spanish, and French, and featured in journals and anthologies internationally.

Elizabeth is the author of two critically acclaimed poetry collections: Cajonci ...more

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Cajoncito: Poems on Love, Loss, y Otras Locuras

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Elizabeth Castillo liked Angel's review of Cajoncito: Poems on Love, Loss, y Otras Locuras: ""My madness. My mistake. My apologies, lover mine." This is a gorgeous collection that I am grateful to have spent time with. I loved Castillo's usage of both Spanish and English alongside each other to make these poems a unique, interesting experienc" Read more of this review »
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