Once Upon A Time

Armin Tolentino is the author of the poetry collection We Meant to Bring It Home Alive (Alternating Current Press) and the children’s book, Mythwakers: The Manananggal (forthcoming from Hope Well Books). He served as poet laureate for Clark County, WA from 2021-2023. He earned an MFA at Rutgers University-Newark and is a former Oregon Literary Arts Fellow, Carolyn Moore House Writer in Residency, and Atticus Hotel Artist in Residency. He is a phenomenal clapper, a passable ukulele player, and a bumbling, but enthusiastic, fisherman. More info at www.armintolentino.com.