Writings by
Avery C. Castillo
Poet. Writer. Editor.
As I breathe / I sing / the melody / of my own poetry
Literary Magazines Anthologies
Interviews
"A Poem in Which Gloria Guides Me Inwards, and I Thank Her with Ink," Women's Studies Quarterly, vol. 53, no. 3 and 4, Fall/Winter 2025. Feminist Press, City University of New York.
"In Praise of the Invisible Warrior," Praisesong for the People: Poems from the Heart and Soul of Texas, ed. Amanda Johnston, Host Publications, November 4, 2025.
"Fifty Years of Publishing, Chicano/a Studies, and Border Duende: An Interview with Gina Valdés," FlowerSong Press, September 17, 2025.
"Symptoms of Revolt," Knee Brace Press, May 2025.
"To my flared up left knee as I do an upper body workout," Knee Brace Press, May 2025.
"Strength Training," Knee Brace Press, March 2025.
"We Are All Falling," This Makes Up the Sky: A Year of Looking Upward, ed. Jessica Ceballos y Campbell, Women Who Submit, March 2025.
"Living Inside a Body That is Exponentially Decaying," Rogue Agent, Issue 118, January 2025.
"In Praise of the Invisible Warrior," Praisesong for the People, 2024.
"In the Voice of La Chicharra del Valle de Río Grande." Huizache 11, Fall 2024.
"Ars Poetica" and "Vida Especial." Latino Book Review, 2024.
"Four Calaveras (1998)." Boundless 2024: The Anthology of the Rio Grande Valley International Poetry Festival.
"An Interview with Amy Shimshon-Santo." FlowerSong Press, April 22, 2024.
"[YOU ARE VIEWING A FOSSIL IN THE SHAPE OF A POEM]." Equatorial Literary Magazine, Issue Three, 2023.
https://www.equatorialmag.com/avery-castillo
"X." Harbinger Literary Journal, Spring 2023 Issue.
Performances
"In the Voice of La Chicharra de Valle de Río Grande." Convergencia Collectiva, A Theatrical Storytelling Event, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg and Brownsville, Texas, May 29 and 30, 2024.
"In the Voice of La Chicharra de Valle de Río Grande." El Retorno, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, Texas, May 15, 2024. Watch here: https://youtu.be/xJyIkIo8_bQ?si=qAbQi7tuxHZNNcEU&t=6296
"'Now let us shift into the light' An Autohistoria-teoria Generative Performance," El Mundo Zurdo 10 Conference, Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas, May 17, 2024.
Books
as editor and contributing artist:
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"re(introduction)." Mixed media, Conjuring Love: a collection of poems & artworks/Conjurando amor: una colección de poemas y obras de arte by Leslie C. Sotomayor, II (2024).
as editor
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Random Experiments in Bioluminescence by Amy Shimshon-Santo (FlowerSong Press, 2024).
Poetry Reviews
"A Cacophony of Crowns: 'cells, fully differentiated' by Kinsey Cantrell," The Rumpus, March 19, 2026.
"Teatime Poetry Review: The Bones Settling by Jenna Ziegler," Writings by Avery, Substack, March 19, 2026.
"Teatime Poetry Review: Radium Girl by Celeste Lipkse," Writings by Avery, Substack, March 11, 2026.