Just a quick post to announce the release of Blue Mesa Review’s Issue no. 30 which includes my poem “Don’t Look Now I Might Be Mexican” which placed 3rd in BMR’s Poetry Contest.
Check out the poem (with audio!) here.
This particular piece has been 10 years in the making. A lot of living and learning – both via books as well as cultural and emotional understanding – was undergone to get to the final draft. I am grateful to have it out in the world in such a fine forum.
Thank you to judge Carmen Gimenez Smith and the good folks at Blue Mesa Review! And congratulations to the other winners!
See you Friday!
Jose
The Friday Influence 
4 responses to “* quick post: Blue Mesa Review Issue no. 30 up!”
Powerful, powerful poem.
Thanks, Laura!
This is outstanding, Jose. Thank you. Sharing.
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Poem for this week: “Don’t Look Now I Might Be Mexican” by Jose Angel Araguz.