There is no such thing as coincidence. I wish to thank the Lannan Foundation whose generosity arrived on a day of doubt and serious grief. I am grateful for its kind support and faith that yanked me back to art and sensibility. Here are the poems from that labor.
Eyes: Dennis Mathis, Drew Allen. Ojos: Norma Cantú. Voces: Sonia Saldívar Hull, Tey Diana Rebolledo, Ellie Hernández.
Corazón: En memoria de Danny López Lozano. These lives also left and were recorded in my heart—Astor Piazzolla, César Chávez, Cantinflas.
Las Madrinas: Susan Bergholz and Robin Desser, who poked under the bed with a broom and coaxed these poems to light.
Espíritu: Finally, I wish to thank Julie Grau, my editor at Turtle Bay, whose love and labor on my behalf allowed me to share my poetry.
To each, my heartfelt thanks.