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Emma Trelles, Santa Barbara’s Poet Laureate

This Miami native and daughter of Cuban immigrants celebrates life’s wild and concrete forms.

By Charles Donelan
8 min read
Emma Trelles, Santa Barbara’s Poet Laureate
SHAPING CHAOS: Trelles views her work as an attempt to give a recognizable shape to the chaos of life. | Credit: Erick Madrid

Emma Trelles, Santa Barbara’s Poet Laureate

Miami Native and Daughter of Cuban Immigrants Celebrates Life’s Wild and Concrete Forms

By Charles Donelan | June 3, 2021