I recommend Sapello Son, a new collection of poems by Alejandro Lucero

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April 8, 2025
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April 8, 2025
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This is a beautiful and quietly ingenious portrait of life–often family life–in Sapello, New Mexico, a town of just over a thousand, which lies 135 miles northeast of Albuquerque. Each poem feels essential and ingrained with truth. I didn’t want the collection to end.