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{{AFC submission|d|bio|u=Astew300|ns=118|decliner=RoySmith|declinets=20181119222344|ts=20181119220816}} {{AFC comment|1=The subject does not appear to meet POET. -- RoySmith (talk) 22:23, 19 November 2018 (UTC)}}
Naomi Ayala is an author and poet who was born in Puerto Rico and moved to the United States while in her teens.[1] Naomi earned her an MFA from the Bennington College Writing Seminars.[1] Naomi Ayala's book, Wild Animals on the Moon (Curbstone Press, 1997), was chosen as a Best Book for the Teen Age by the New York City Public library.[2] Ms. Ayala is the recipient of the 2001 Larry Neal Writers Award for Poetry of the District of Columbia’s Commission on the Arts and Humanities.[3] References 1. ^1 {{cite web |title=Naomi Ayala |url=https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/naomi-ayala |website=Poetry Foundation |accessdate=19 November 2018|date=2018-11-19 }}
2. ^{{cite web |title=Naomi Ayala |url=http://www.beltwaypoetry.com/poetry/poets/names/ayala-naomi/ |website=Beltway Poetry |accessdate=19 November 2018}}
3. ^{{cite web |title=Naomi Ayala – Biosketch |url=http://www.nathanielturner.com/naomiayalabio.htm |website=ChickenBones: A Journal |accessdate=19 November 2018}}
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