"Poetry of Place" New Mexico Magazine

                         

 "Poetry of Place" New Mexico Magazine

Above is the link to Levi Romero and Michelle Otero's profile, "Poetry of Place: A Selection of Poems from the New Mexico Poetry Anthology book that "defines the essence of the Land of Enchantment." This profile was published in New Mexico Magazine, June 14, 2023.

I recently discovered my poem, "Animas, New Mexico 1945" was included in this profile. I am honored my poem was selected, and I am honored my poem is included in such a beautiful anthology. At this time the anthology is still available on Amazon, Thriftbooks, Barnes and Noble, Bookshop.org, and Museum of New Mexico Press.

New Mexico Poetry Anthology 2023

My poem, "Animas, New Mexico 1945" is included in this anthology.

"New Mexico Poetry Anthology 2023 is an 'ode and homage to nuestra querencia, our beloved homeland." Two hundred original, previously unpublished poems explore themes such as community, culture, history, identity, landscape, and water. From a diverse group of poets, the poems are introspective and personal; reflective and astute; steady and celebratory. Including poignant, unique, even humorous perspectives on life in New Mexico influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic, this collective of voices serves as a welcome remedio to all aspects of post-pandemic life, for ears aching for words of beauty, strength, and solace as we emerge from the cocoon of survivability.' "

from New Mexico State Library Poetry Center

Italian POW in Lordsburg, New Mexico

Almost a year since my poetry book, Atterrando, was published by Epigraph Books, and I have decided to spend some time this summer on promoting my book. I am done with my 2024-2025 year of teaching and it feels like the right time to give my book the attention it deserves.

I am also going to return to my work-in-progress, Abramo e Agata. This book-length manuscript is a collection of dramatic monologues centered on Abramo, an Italian prisoner of war imprisoned at the internment camp in Lordsburg, New Mexico. I began writing these poems during my sabbatical (which started in January 2020), but by March, I was in lock-down with my daughter and very much in "survival mode." I lost my way in with that manuscript and then once in a while, I would write a poem or two. Somehow the characters in that world would call me back. And here I am again, feeling my way back to the thread of that collection. 

More to come but here is an image that has helped me find my way back . . .