Quina Aragon is an author, speaker, and spoken word artist based in Orlando with her husband and daughter. Born in Manila and raised in Orlando, Quina is of Filipina, Puerto Rican, and Jamaican descent. As a first-generation child of immigrants, her writing often explores the way our personal and cultural stories echo Scripture’s grand narrative.
Her work spans numerous books, voiceovers, live performances for conferences and events, and short films—including performing spoken word in collaboration with Ballet 5:8 at the Kehrein Center for the Arts in Chicago, writing and performing in the award-winning “Listen & Live (Spoken Word Short Film),” and serving as a script writer for the short film “Native Supply | Fall 2019 Collection.”
Quina is the author of If Hurricanes Were Flowers, a novel-in-verse weaving fantasy, suspense, and faith together through poetry that spans cultures and continents. Through the story of Lily, an 11-year-old Filipina and Puerto Rican, readers are invited to explore themes of identity, migration, and belonging. Perfect for the classroom, library, and home, If Hurricanes Were Flowers makes reading more accessible through shorter, engaging text, while offering an interactive poetry guide appendix that turns readers into writers. A short read for a good laugh (and maybe even a good cry) this work of fiction is for both young and adult readers.
Her children’s picture book trilogy—Love Made, Love Gave, and Love Can—poetically retell the storyline of Scripture through a Trinitarian lens of love. Featuring vibrant and imaginative illustrations from Scotty Reifsnyder, Rommel Ruiz, and Adam Grason, this picture book series is a bedtime favorite for kids and adults who enjoy rehearsing the great story of God’s love through memorable and enjoyable poetry.
Quina’s biblical theology book, Love Has a Story: 100 Meditations on the Enduring Love of God, invites readers to see God’s love through Scripture’s grand epic and their own life stories. Featuring snapshots of Quina’s story through 40 of her personal poems, this book is biblical theology meets story work meets open mic night.
Quina has contributed chapters to various books and Bible studies, including His Testimonies, My Heritage: Women of Color on the Word of God (Kristie Anyabwile), Lost and Found: How Jesus Helped Us Discover Our True Selves (Collin Hansen), The Weary World Rejoices: Daily Devotionals for Advent (Melissa Kruger), Advent: Living Hope (Christianity Today), and The Gospel Project (Adults – Winter 2019). Her poetry is also featured in Walter R. Strickland’s Swing Low, Volume 2: An Anthology of Black Christianity in the United States.
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