Full Description
Poems about immigrants, trauma, and perseverance
Contents
Introduction
R. Joseph Rodríguez Reynalda's Chair
Andrew Guerra Ni de aquí ni de allá
José B. Gonzalez Heart of Darkness and the Horror
Crystal Maldonado Beneath the Sun
Quinn Hayes I M P O S T E R
Michelle Hernandez "How did you get here?"
Gina Athena Ulysse A Manifesto for Dreamers
Summer Tate A Letter from My Father, Lost at Sea
Victoria Buitron Daddy's Lesson
Jose "Chepe" Sobalvarro Ternura mía
Jennifer Givhan Genealogy With Something Sweet for the Voyage
Ruben Quesada I Was a Boy
Carlos Drummond de Andrade Retrato de Família (translated by Elizabeth Bishop)
Eduardo C. Corral In Colorado My Father Scoured and Stacked Dishes
Katherine Duarte Marlboro Gold 100s*Lara N. Dotson-Renta La rubia (The Blonde)
Alfred Arteaga Romance Blanco
Scheherazade Samoiloff Ortiz Medea
Sean Frederick Forbes I'm there but for the taking
Adélia Prado Two Ways (translated by Ellen Watson)
Edgar Garcia XI from the Cantares Mexicanos (ca. 1550)
Lorenzo Thomas Negritude
Jourdelyn "Lyricc" Vargas How To Burn The Village
Gerardye Massena San Chwa: Chodye Cho