Catholic Charities

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Albuquerque, NM 87105

Kennia Lopez is a trailblazer in academia and a proud first-generation college graduate from Kansas City, Missouri. Her journey through higher education has been marked by a deep commitment to literature, language, social justice, and cultural representation. She holds a Master of Arts (MA) in English from Northwest Missouri State University, and a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Poetry from Brooklyn College in New York City where she honed her craft under her mentors Ben Lerner, Monica de la Torre, and Julie Agoos. There, she learned to use her dialects of English and Spanish to give voice to migrant and undocumented peoples, as well as feminist perspectives through the lens of bordersong. Brooklyn is where Kennia first began to write her debut book of poetry, The Exodus, a multilingual epic poem told in verse about migration—her family's and that of others as well. This transformative experience not only enriched her artistic and

The mission of Catholic Charities is to put faith in action to improve the lives of those in need. We provide services to promote self-sufficiency, strengthen families, fight poverty, and build community. As the local 501(c)(3) affiliate of Catholic Charities USA, we remain dedicated to finding solutions to some of the most pressing social challenges individuals, children and families face regardless of race, religion, color, country of origin, disabilities, gender, age, or sexual orientation.

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