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Aaron Caycedo-Kimura

@AaronCK

Aaron Caycedo-Kimura is the author of Common Grace (Beacon Press, 2022) and Ubasute (Slapering Hol Press, 2021). His honors include a MacDowell Fellowship, a Robert Pinsky Global Fellowship in Poetry, a St. Botolph Club Foundation Emerging Artist Award in Literature, and nominations for the Pushcart Prize, Best of the Net, and Best New Poets anthologies. His work has appeared or is forthcoming in Beloit Poetry Journal, RHINO, Plume Poetry, Poetry Daily, Shenandoah, Pirene’s Fountain, Salamander, Cave Wall, and elsewhere. Aaron earned his MFA in creative writing from Boston University. 

Updated January 2024


Stories from This Author

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Nikkei Uncovered: a poetry column
Half-empty/half-full

Jan. 18, 2024 • Aaron Caycedo-Kimura , traci kato-kiriyama

As we welcome 2024, we welcome another new writer to the Nikkei Uncovered space. We have three pieces of prose and poetry from Aaron Caycedo-Kimura, a Bloomfield CT based writer. The pieces here remind us of the transition through the in-between, what is at once behind and in front of us…the things of the past we might begin to let go of as we grasp onto them in the present moment. As we enter into a new year, we by …

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The Real Lives of Origami Figures
Reinventing Yourself: An Origami Lesson

Dec. 14, 2016 • Aaron Caycedo-Kimura

Want or need to reinvent yourself? Unfold, examine the real you, refold accordingly.   *This cartoon was originally published on INFJoe on November 10, 2016.  

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The Real Lives of Origami Figures
Swim at Your Own Risk

Dec. 9, 2016 • Aaron Caycedo-Kimura

I wholeheartedly believe in taking risks, but it’s always a good idea to assess your limitations first.   *This cartoon was originally published on INFJoe on October 6, 2016.  

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The Real Lives of Origami Figures
Origami Facts of Life

Jan. 7, 2015 • Aaron Caycedo-Kimura

I’m amazed at how origami designers conceive complicated, intricate figures, and I love a good origami diagram that documents this process. An accurate diagram is a work of art in itself.   *This cartoon was originally published on INFJoe on November 26, 2014.  

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The Real Lives of Origami Figures
Be Yourself

Dec. 17, 2014 • Aaron Caycedo-Kimura

To quote Sting, “be yourself no matter what they say.” – from “Englishman in New York” *This cartoon was originally published on INFJoe on September 11, 2014.

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The Real Lives of Origami Figures
Off to College

Dec. 3, 2014 • Aaron Caycedo-Kimura

It’s back to school, and for some, it’s off to college for the first time. My friend, who got a tattoo when she went away to college, admonished her undergrad niece not to do drugs but, to my knowledge, didn’t say anything about anything else. *This cartoon was originally published on INFJoe on September 10, 2014.

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The Real Lives of Origami Figures
Way Too Much Time on My Hands?

Nov. 19, 2014 • Aaron Caycedo-Kimura

Sometimes when I do something playfully creative, someone will say that I have “way too much time” on my hands. First of all, it doesn’t always take a lot of time to implement creative ideas, and if it does, what better way to spend my time! *This cartoon was originally published on INFJoe on May 15, 2014.  

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The Real Lives of Origami Figures
Paper Fortune Teller

Nov. 5, 2014 • Aaron Caycedo-Kimura

Although it may not be a traditional figure like the tsuru (crane), the paper fortune teller we used to make as kids is technically origami (“folded paper”). So, apologies to everyone I ever told that it wasn’t (most recently my friend, Angela). Apparently it appeared in the book Fun with Paper Folding by Murray and Rigney, published in 1928. *This cartoon was originally published on INFJoe on May 16, 2014.

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The Real Lives of Origami Figures
Dare to Dream

Oct. 22, 2014 • Aaron Caycedo-Kimura

I wish I could fold an origami crane that can actually fly. *This cartoon was originally published on INFJoe on May 15, 2014.  

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The Real Lives of Origami Figures
Complex Personalities

Oct. 8, 2014 • Aaron Caycedo-Kimura

When my co-worker Cherie left for another gig, I made her an origami zebra that she named Erin. The figure is a beautiful and complex one-paper design originally created by John Montroll and can be found in his book African Animals in Origami. *This cartoon was originally published on INFJoe on May 13, 2014.  

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