Noʻu Revilla

Contact:
nrevilla@hawaii.edu

Website:
Noʻu Revilla


 

 

Aloha. I am an ʻŌiwi poet, performer, and educator. My father is a fisherman, my mother is a memory maker, and I descend from moʻo on both sides of my family. I was raised by shapeshifters and strategists, by aunties who could hula the ocean into a tuna can. Unsurprisingly, the body is central to my work. I prioritize aloha, gratitude, and collaboration in my practice. Indeed Hawaiʻi nei contributes to global traditions of place-based, ancestor-affirming, decolonial storytelling that are alive and full of desire, and I am interested in the many collaborations shaped by these connections. In fall 2021, I was selected as one of five winners of the annual National Poetry Series competition. My debut book of poems Ask the Brindled was published by Milkweed Editions in 2022.


Publications


Ask the Brindled (Milkweed Editions 2022)


Areas of Interest


creative writing; spoken word; Indigenous and decolonial poetics; lyric essays, hybrid, multi-lingual, and experimental writing; ʻŌiwi literature and theory; Pacific poetry and performance; feminist studies; queer theory; cultural studies


Awards


  • 2021 National Poetry Series
  • 2019 Biography Prize

Courses


Fall Semester 2024
  • ENG-313: Types of Creative Writing
  • ENG-613B: Grad Writing Workshop: Poetry

Spring Semester 2024
  • ENG-313: Types of Creative Writing
  • ENG-416: Studies: Creative Writing

Fall Semester 2023
  • ENG-313: Types of Creative Writing
  • ENG-625D: Foundations of Creative Writing

Spring Semester 2023
  • ENG-313: Types of Creative Writing
  • ENG-613B: Grad Writing Workshop: Poetry: Writing Place, Writing Power

Fall Semester 2022
  • ENG-313: Types of Creative Writing
  • ENG-411: Poetry Workshop