Tag: The Bind
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new review at The Bind!
Front-note: I hope everyone is staying safe out there–whether you’re protesting in person or doing activism at home. Black Lives Matter and we must do everything to push against systemic oppression. * Also, just a quick post to share that my chronicle-review of Rosa Alcalá’s MyOTHER TONGUE (Futurepoem) went live earlier this week at The Bind! Read…
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new review at The Bind!
Just a quick post to share my latest review for The Bind! In this review, I share thoughts on Lara Mimosa Montes’s The Somnambulist (Horse Less Press, 2016) via an “eight-ball” form. Alternating between excerpts from the book and my own critical/meditative prose reflections, this review mimics the pool game of eight-ball in terms of its section and…
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update: reviews & media
As promised (forewarned?), here are a few more updates regarding recent publications and output. First off, some review-related news: I’m happy to share that my latest book, Until We Are Level Again (Mongrel Empire Press) was reviewed by Rodney Gomez for the Latino Book Review. I am honored and humbled by Gomez’s insight into my work. Also:…
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new work & book review!
Just a quick post to share that the first chapter of my hybrid memoir, A Personal History of Want, was published this past November in The Acentos Review. Read the excerpt here. * Also, wanted to share the release of my latest creative review for The Bind. For this one, I spent time with Khaty Xiong’s collection, Poor…
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latest review for The Bind!
Just a quick post to share my latest creative review for The Bind! This time around I review Donika Kelly’s powerful collection Bestiary (Graywolf Press) and create a writing prompt based on Kelly’s work! Check out the review and prompt here. José
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new work & review!
Just a quick post to share the recent publication of excerpts from my poetic memoir entitled A Personal History of Want in the latest issue of Storm Cellar! Thank you to the editors at SC for working with me in bringing a selection from this project out into the world! Chapters 3 & 5 can be…
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new review up at The Bind!
Just a quick post to share my latest creative review for The Bind! This time around I do a review & erasure based on one of the poems from Jennifer Givhan’s collection Protection Spell! I had a lot of fun working out the erasure and engaging with the main themes of the book both in the process…
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new review at The Bind!
Just a quick post to share my creative review of fellow CantoMundista Laurie Ann Guerrero’s A Crown for Gumecindo which can be read at The Bind! For this review, I wrote a golden-shovel style poem that incorporates the last line of the last poem in Guerrero’s book. To see what I mean, check out the review…
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new work & review online!
The recent busyness of my move back to Oregon have delayed my sharing a number of recent online publications. First up is the latest issue of Failed Haiku which features four of my senryu as well as illuminating work by Alexis Rotella, Lori A. Minor, Chen-ou Liu, and Terri L. French. Check out the issue here!…
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