Here to Stay: Poetry and Prose from the Undocument Amy Blackthorn Start with all the basics

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Moved like molasses

--New York Times

Here to Stay: Poetry and Prose from the Undocument Amy Blackthorn Start with all the basicsFINALIST FOR THE INTERNATIONAL LATINO BOOK AWARD'S BEST POETRY ANTHOLOGY A lush tapestry of poetry and prose, Here to Stay is an invitation to engage with a new field of contemporary American poetry. I cannot separate my work from my undocumented identity. Aline Mello From the indomitable writers and activists Janine Joseph, Esther Lin, and Marcelo Hernandez Castillo comes an anthology gathering some of the best work from currently and formerly