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Ayendy Bonifacio

@ayendy.bsky.social

Writer, professor, casually anxious.

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Dr. Ayendy Bonifacio’s Book Release: Dique Dominican - La Prensa Newspaper At The University of Toledo By Dr. Linda Alvarado-Arce Dr. Ayendy Bonifacio’s book, Dique Dominican, is finally out, and the book release presentation was held at The University of Toledo (UToledo) on...

Thank you so much to Dr. Linda Alvarado-Arce for covering the launch event for Dique Dominican. Please check out La Prensa Ohio and Michigan Bilingual Newspaper, northwest Ohio’s oldest and continuously running Latinx newspaper. πŸ’œπŸ™πŸ½
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20.02.2026 16:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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DIQUE DOMINICAN is the powerful debut memoir from Ayendy Bonifacio, born "near a mango-steepled, river-scented town" in the Dominican Republic and raised in Brooklyn after migrating as a child.
#books

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25.01.2026 16:56 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I am incredibly humbled and grateful! Congratulations to my fellow poetas: winners, finalists, semi-finalists, and contributors! Palante mi gente. This is a big one. πŸ™πŸ½πŸ’œπŸ˜­πŸ‡­πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡©πŸ‡΄

19.02.2026 14:49 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I’m placing a new order today. Let me know if you’d like a personalized copy in English, Spanish, or Spanglish. $30 includes shipping πŸ™πŸ½πŸ’œ

17.02.2026 20:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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17.02.2026 14:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I’m heading to the post office and still have a few copies left. Let me know if you want one. $30 (includes shipping)

15.02.2026 16:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Friends, join Dr. Lorgia GarcΓ­a PeΓ±a and I today at 1:30 PM for the virtual launch of Dique Dominican. I’ll be giving away a free signed copy of the book to a lucky attendee in addition to, what I know will be, a great conversation. Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/1x69...

13.02.2026 14:14 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I’m enormously grateful to all those who attended the book launch for Dique Dominican as well as all who were there in spirit. Thank you so much!

13.02.2026 02:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Β‘Mi gente! I have signed copies for sale. They come with a custom Dique Dominican bookmark. Email me at ayendy9 [at] gmail, or private message me if interested. $30 (including shipping). πŸ™πŸ½πŸ’œ

12.02.2026 14:34 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
English Professor Explores Identity, Anger, Belonging in Revised Memoir | UToledo News Dr. Ayendy Bonifacio’s β€œDique Dominican” blends personal history with cultural analysis to challenge the feeling that you are not who you are β€œsupposed” to be.

Β‘Palante, mi gente!
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09.02.2026 18:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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09.02.2026 01:43 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œI begin here, with this, because despite how it reads, I loved my father…I begin with this as an attempt to bear witness to the shadows of our suffering, and, most importantly, the love that shaped my anger.” Happy pub day to @ayendy.bsky.social!

31.01.2026 19:09 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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It’s official! Today, Dique Dominican is out in the word! Thank you, thank you, thank you! πŸ™πŸ½πŸ’œπŸ₯³
www.unsolicitedpress.com/shop/p/dique...

31.01.2026 18:19 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Colonial β€œIllegals”: Marronage Communities and the Ongoing War on Migrants β€” INSURRECT! β€œExperience is our best teacher, and we must check time: remember what we have lost, who we have been, and commit to supporting, in whatever ways we can, the communities and networks of undocumented w...

"Historically, empires have never been, and will never be, the arbiters of morality or ethics, especially when it comes to migrants and border politics."

Read Ayendy Bonifacio's "Colonial 'Illegals': Marronage Communities and the Ongoing War on Migrants,": www.insurrecthistory.com/archives/xd6...

27.01.2026 19:57 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Read about it here www.clmp.org/news/books-l...

26.01.2026 16:31 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I’m putting your copy in the mail maΓ±ana. Can’t wait to chat! πŸ’œπŸ™πŸ½

25.01.2026 00:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Β‘Advanced copies of Dique Dominican are here!πŸ’œπŸ₯³πŸ™πŸ½πŸ‡©πŸ‡΄πŸ‡­πŸ‡Ή

www.unsolicitedpress.com/shop/p/dique...

24.01.2026 20:23 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Please join us for my book launch! It’ll be great to see you. I’ll be giving away a couple of books to two lucky winners. @laprofelgp.bsky.social // Register por fava: docs.google.com/forms/d/1x69...

27.12.2025 23:33 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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New poem! Thank you @driftwoodpress.bsky.social

11.12.2025 17:15 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Mark your calendarios!

03.12.2025 18:34 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Paratextuality in Anglophone and Hispanophone Poems in the US Press, 1855–1901 Paratextuality in Anglophone and Hispanophone Poems in the US Press, 1855–1901

Friends! My book is 50% off todayβ€”only $12:48. I’m grateful for your support! edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-paratex...

28.11.2025 16:46 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Paratextuality in Anglophone and Hispanophone Poems in the US Press, 1855–1901 Paratextuality in Anglophone and Hispanophone Poems in the US Press, 1855–1901

Hello, friends! Edinburgh UP just released the paperback edition of Paratextuality. Use discount code PAPER30 for 30% off! πŸ™πŸ½πŸ’œ edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-paratex...

14.11.2025 13:28 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Driftwood 2026 Anthology Driftwood Press' latest anthology is filled to the brim with this year's fiction & poetry award winnersβ€”and so much more!

Honored to be included, along so many wonderful writers, in Driftwood Press’s 2026 anthology. And the cover art! Simply magic! πŸ˜πŸ’œ www.driftwoodpress.com/our-books/dr...

06.11.2025 18:53 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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LSP Speaker Series: Talk: Hispaniola Without Borders: Migrancy and Liberation in β€œTheresaβ€”A Haytien Tale” (Zoom) - UNC English & Comparative Literature Dr. Ayendy Bonifacio's discussion of β€œTheresaβ€”A Haytien Tale” (1828), the first short story published in an African American newspaper.

Today/Hoy @ 3:30! englishcomplit.unc.edu/event/lsp-sp...

05.11.2025 19:04 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Got to celebrate @ayendy.bsky.social getting tenure and promoted to associate professor today! Congrats, love! πŸŽ‰πŸ‘πŸΌπŸ’•

31.10.2025 01:34 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy Halloween! Northwestern University Press is offerring 40% off Bless Me, Papi! Halloween πŸŽƒ πŸ‘»

30.10.2025 14:14 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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nupress.northwestern.edu/979889948040...

14.10.2025 22:14 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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When I lost my dad to glioblastoma in 2019, I turned into a little boy with my grief. Bless Me, Papi was my escape, the only place where I could summon him beyond my sadness to see Papi with all his dancing and humor and more. Preorder link is up: nupress.northwestern.edu/979889948040...

14.10.2025 22:14 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Review and preorder: www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...

11.10.2025 18:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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