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Yesenia Montilla

Author of Muse Found in a Colonized Body : Poems

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Works by Yesenia Montilla

Muse Found in a Colonized Body : Poems (2022) 7 copies, 1 review

Associated Works

The BreakBeat Poets Vol. 2: Black Girl Magic (2016) — Contributor — 122 copies
Choice Words: Writers on Abortion (2020) — Contributor — 95 copies
Ink Knows No Borders: Poems of the Immigrant and Refugee Experience (2019) — Contributor — 88 copies, 1 review
The BreakBeat Poets Vol. 4: LatiNext (2020) — Contributor — 73 copies
The Best American Poetry 2021 (2021) — Contributor — 72 copies
The Best American Poetry 2022 (2022) — Contributor — 70 copies, 1 review
Latino poetry : the Library of America anthology (2024) — Contributor — 45 copies
Soul Sister Revue: A Poetry Compilation (2019) — Contributor — 6 copies, 2 reviews

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Canonical name
Montilla, Yesenia
Occupations
dichter
Nationality
USA
Birthplace
New York, New York, USA

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Poignant with beauty and grief this collection of poems is a master class in creating art amidst bleak times. Touching upon themes of colonization, police brutality, COVID as well as nature, family, love and sex this slim volume pulses with life in its most elemental forms.

Favorite Poems: Maps, Invasion Prevention, A Poem with Birds in It

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