Born and raised in Boston, MA, Alondra Bobadilla found and nurtured her love for writing since she learned her first letters. In January 2020, she was named Boston's first-ever Youth Poet Laureate. Through her work, she aspires to build bridges between different world views and unravel personal revelations of love, life, God, and the curious mundane. She demonstrates how creative expression can be a powerful tool for youth to examine feelings around pressing topics and utilize their voice as a catalyst for social impact. She is the author of a collection of confessional-styled poems and journals entitled “With Clipped Wings”. 

Past coverage

April 2021—Announcing: Somerville Poetry Open 2021, The Somerville Times

April 2021— City of Boston Celebrating National Poetry Month, City of Boston

May 2020—”To mend wounds…unattended:” A gifted young poet finds her voice in the pandemic, Jenna Russel, The Boston Globe

December 2020—Silence creeps through classrooms that are stuck—frozen in time, The Boston Globe

February 2021—There are many Amanda Gormans out there, Commonwealth Magazine