Poempoetry-magazineEvel Knievel Returns to Snake River CanyonBy Jim JohnstoneBomber jacket trimmed with venom,I pace the canyon like a parasite:EK monogram, US flag, and cane,the…
Poempoetry-magazineLook at our boots and spurs!By Angelina SáenzNoI don’t dance horsesI am not a mariachiI am not a baile folklorico dancerI am not the half-time show…
Poempoetry-magazineel abanicoBy ire’ne lara silvawe are taught the beauty of the rosethe serenity of the soft and the stillthe austerity of silver stars…
Poempoetry-magazineFour generationsBy Angelina SáenzThere is a framed photograph of my grandmotherShe is a young woman, sitting on a horse, vestida de china…
Poempoetry-magazineYou are prettier when you are quietBy Angelina SáenzI am a feminist who loves my sportand the machismo in charrería often gets to meTo be clearI am not …
Poempoetry-magazinemachetonaBy ire’ne lara silva they called me for wanting to wear the traje de charro for wanting to ride astride for wanting no limits…
Poempoetry-magazineYou can thank us laterBy Angelina SáenzBrother charrodo you realizethat it is because of escaramuzathat you have an audience?Our performances…
Poempoetry-magazinelo nuestroBy ire’ne lara silvait was the truest thing to say a sisterhood born of struggling and dreaming and trainingit was the truest…
Poempoetry-magazineme llamo vientoBy ire’ne lara silvathey announce us Valentina Covarrubias montada en Vientomy girl does not cower does not wave or smile…
PoemCompletely PossibleBy R. L. SwihartThe migration continues. Continuous. Sporadic. With mathematical complexity, wind over sand *Ropes …
Poempoetry-magazineBeachBy Maeve Marien-McManusto me I bend their gaze & I break it.For the women on the shore I break it.For once my young body stronger…