Table of Contents

November 16th, 2014
Where I begin
Photograph
Mother in the community pool
blessings
For Papá
At least this I know
How I have grown
The sun is the only constant
Word association: Gay
Breakdown on I-35
I am listening
Things I want
Bottled Blue
then and now
Birdsong
What I have lost
Things I think but never do
By the seashore
Si Dios Quiere
These pyramids are houses for the dead
Untitled [May 14th, 2010]
Rosemary
What I have given
Amor
El vaquero
Faggot
Four men
Losing myself
Newark Liberty International Airport
The party
8 synonyms for vermillion
fresas
He that I love
Mountaintop
The unspeakable type
Hove
Neroli Kiss
We are young and still have time
It had been so long
Where I will burn
Bennachie
Mother tongue
Ceremony
Ramesh’s magic carpet ride
Endless
Belonging
Stout
The sea is rising
The one who outcounts
Epilogue
Mis raíces

About the Author

Andres N. Ordorica is a queer Latinx poet, writer, and educator based in Edinburgh, Scotland. He creates worlds filled with characters who are from neither here nor there (ni de aqui, ni de alla). His writing often addresses themes of queerness, liminality, loss, love, and concepts of belonging. He has published personal essays and articles on mental health, sexuality, and immigration.

Reviews

"Vivid, humane, caustic brittle and witty. A compelling take on story, state, sorrow and soul." - Jenni Fagan, Luckenbooth