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BOMB EOD, a weekly Instagram Live and IGTV series presenting brief performances and Q&As, welcomes Rick Barot, author of The Galleons.
Hosted by BOMB staff and editors including Raluca Albu, Benjamin Samuel, and Ted Dodson, EOD will see a mix of contributors past and present bringing their work to Instagram Live and IGTV every Friday at 5PM ET. Follow BOMB Magazine on Instagram to catch the show or for more information: @bombmag.
Rick Barot
Rick Barot is the author of Moving the Bones. He was born in the Philippines, grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area, and attended Wesleyan University and The Writers’ Workshop at the University of Iowa.His fourth book of poems The Galleons was published by Milkweed Editions in 2020. It was listed on the top ten poetry books for 2020 by the New York Public Library, was a finalist for the Pacific Northwest Book Awards, and was on the longlist for the National Book Award. He teaches at Pacific Lutheran University and lives in Tacoma, Washington.
Poetry
Poems
Longlisted for the National Book Award for Poetry
In The Galleons, Rick Barot widens his scope, contextualizing the immigrant journey of his Filipino-American family in the larger history and aftermath of colonialism.