2015 Appearances

Here’s a list of most of my appearances during 2015   March 4, 2015—Presenting as part of a panel called “Writing and Publishing from El Valle” hosted by Professor Amy Cummins as part of FESTIBA (Festival of International Books and Arts). ARHU 244, University of Texas Pan American, Edinburg, Texas.…

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The Wall

“The Wall” first appeared in the April 2015 edition of The Thing Itself The Wall Small minds love lines, straight-edged and two-dimensional, slashed through sand or upon maps, starkly marking this and that. Small minds see barriers in nature, bark of tree, rind of fruit, skin and fur and water’s…

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Por la libre

“Por la libre” first appeared in the anthology Goodbye, Mexico: Poems of Remembrance Por la libre Just out of Reynosa, you shifted into fifth And roared to the state line, cigarette in hand. At the checkpoint we just waved our IDs, My license, your green card, no need for permits…

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