Barbara Jane Reyes

'''Barbara Jane Reyes is an American poet whose work "explores the translatable and untranslatable collisions of writing, self and culture."[1]'. She is a a Filipina American poet raised in the San Francisco Bay Area. She has authored three collections of poetry and serves on the Board of Directors for Philippine American and Artists (PAWA). Quotes ''' "Sometimes you are damaged. You think poetry will repair you. You think poetry should repair you. You shake your fist at it when it doesn’t. You walk hand-in-hand with your damage, into the world. You do not speak. You are surprised when people register you are there." A lot of people telling the same story from their various points of view. Day: Poetry by Barbara Jane Reyes. (2016, August 2). Asian American Writers’ Workshop.] https://aaww.org/the-day-barbara-jane-reyes/ Wikipedia contributors. (2025, December 22). Barbara Jane Reyes. Wikipedia.] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Jane_Reyes