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CantoMundo is pleased to welcome the following faculty and keynote presenter to the 2026 Summer Retreat. Current CantoMundistas (fellows attending their second or third retreat) will join newly accepted fellows for three days of intensive, directed writing, reading, and reflection, led by faculty and staff. All CantoMundo fellows are selected by a reading committee composed of graduate fellows and at least two outside readers (not affiliated with CantoMundo). Applications are being accepted...

Although the COVID pandemic kept Restrepo Rhodes from participating in a CantoMundo retreat, they still embrace and have been embraced by CantoMundo. In this short Q&A following the release of their new book,  Wayward Creatures , they share what moves their writing and their being in this world. Arizona State University instructor Cecilia Savala conducted the interview. CantoMundo : Why did you decide to apply to Canto Mundo? Heidi Andrea Restrepo Rhodes : I originally applied to Canto Mundo...

Martinez-Pompa joined CantoMundo in 2025. His publications include Pepper Spray , My Kill Adore Him , and Domestic Corpse , which was released in October. 2025. He spent time with poet and ASU instructor Cecilia Savala to discuss his work, the joy of finding a writing community, and the value of dope music. CantoMundo : Why did you decide to apply to Canto Mundo?   PAUL MARTINEZ-POMPA : Writing is a solitary, isolating process (and necessarily so), but working in isolation for too long can be...