Table of Contents

November 16th, 2014 Where I begin Photograph Mother in the community pool blessings For Papa 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 raices

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