● 2004 Massachusetts Cultural Council Poetry Fellow
● North End native of Springfield, MA educated at Colby (BA), Tufts (MA) and Harvard (ABD) in German Language and Literature
● passionate advocate of family engagement in children's education, the arts, and literacy
● a polyglot who has traveled to many countries,
including France, Germany, Sweden, Spain, & Iran.
"María Luisa Arroyo is the most inspiring poetry instructor I have ever known. She gently guides her students to access the vast terrain of creativity that abounds in their inner and outer worlds, while eliciting the desire to deepen their craft." - Magdalena Gómez, co-founder & artistic director of Teatro V!da (www.teatrovida.com) & an award-winning playwright and performance poet (www.latinapoet.net)
● North End native of Springfield, MA educated at Colby (BA), Tufts (MA) and Harvard (ABD) in German Language and Literature
● passionate advocate of family engagement in children's education, the arts, and literacy
● a polyglot who has traveled to many countries,
including France, Germany, Sweden, Spain, & Iran.
"María Luisa Arroyo is the most inspiring poetry instructor I have ever known. She gently guides her students to access the vast terrain of creativity that abounds in their inner and outer worlds, while eliciting the desire to deepen their craft." - Magdalena Gómez, co-founder & artistic director of Teatro V!da (www.teatrovida.com) & an award-winning playwright and performance poet (www.latinapoet.net)
