"You'll find me swinging from the branches of my ancestral tree."
Juan Pablo Luzuriaga
"You'll find me swinging from the branches of my ancestral tree."
Juan Pablo Luzuriaga
About Juan Pablo Luzuriaga Abad
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Bio
Juan Luzuriaga was born in Guayaquil, Ecuador, and immigrated to the U.S. at 16 in 2000. He studied Neuroscience at Rutgers University and English at UC Merced. He teaches poetry in prisons, at Cuesta College, and California Poets in the Schools. He has been a featured panelist at UC Merced, Cuesta College Central Coast Writers' Conference, Litfest and more. He is scheduled as a panelist at the San Francisco Writers Conference 2025. He has been published in Acentos Review, To Be Completely Honest anthology, Method Writers Speak anthology, San Diego Poetry Annual, Monterey Poetry Review, Cholla Needles, Poetry Breakfast, Matchbox Magazine, and more.
Services
I offer talks, workshops, and more.
Q'elqaq (Writer)
Q'elqaq means writer in Quechua. Juan Pablo honors his Basque and Inca lineage.
His writing has deep roots in spirituality and carries a rich generational history.