My endless gratitude to Poet Laureate of Philadelphia, Dr. Raina León, for selecting my manuscript for this prize and making my first BILINGUAL poetry book possible. The English and Spanish are laid side-by-side, and the book is just stunning.
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These new poems reckon with masculinity, tenderness, lineage, fatherhood, complicity, social injustice, and, of course, always: love.
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If you teach high school English or Spanish, poetry to undergrads (in either English or Spanish), or in an MFA or other graduate program—you need PATRILINEATION on your syllabus.
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Pre-order in time for Father’s Day (a worthwhile & unique gift idea)…
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The official book release event will be in Santa Barbara, California on Wednesday, August 19th (for all my Cali and West Coast folks!)…more news to come on that soon.
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What a bounty to live a life where my best friend since 13, Brent Shuttleworth, is a polymath savant who not only is one of the most brilliant musicians, producers, performers, and artists I’ve ever met but also has such a keen eye for design and visual art. Thank you, Brent, for this cover concept.
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Heartfelt gratitude to Emma Trelles (Alta California Series Editor), David Starkey, Chryss Yost (for the breathtaking design across the entire book!), Francisco Aragón, Letras Latinas and the Institute for Latino Studies at Notre Dame, and the entire team at Gunpowder Press.
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These translation of my poems into Spanish by Alexandra Lytton Regalado and Josué Andrés Moz are some of the best I’ve ever encountered. I cannot thank Alex and Josué enough.
