A Poetic Inventory of the Sandia Mountains

<p>A lively exploration of history memory and identity within manmade and natural landscapes A Poetic Inventory of the Sandia Mountains illuminates the Southwestern wilderness through lyric research. Playing with the concept of a “scientific inventory” of a location’s biodiversity this chapbook catalogues the flora and fauna of Albuquerque New Mexico its urban wilds and surrounding mountains river and mesa. Against a graffitied adobe backdrop the desert ecosystem reveals itself: hummingbirds fly drunkenly after slurping fermented nectar; cottontails slip through the space-time continuum; and chollas guard sleeping beauties.</p>