“Every generation a few select voices seem to rise up and represent a revolution in the mechanics and mission of poetry.
This collection is an exotic, aphrodisiacal perfume wafting through the senses, thickly spiced by the dual nature of a poet whose culture and experience effortlessly blend concrete imagery with a quiet, fierce longing for a world that may only exist within memory—or verse…
These are the songs of the bruja, the bread-heavy hands of a mother, the beautiful indignation of a hopeless optimist.” —Zachary Kluckman
Jessica Helen Lopez was a member of the 2008 National Champion Winning UNM Lobo Slam Team.
Her work has been published in A Bigger Boat (UNM Press). She is also a member of the Macondo Foundation, founded by Sandra Cisneros, an association of socially engaged writers united to advance creativity, foster generosity, and honor community.
