The First Amelia

<p>Published as part of the bilingual Alta California Chapbook Series.</p><p><br></p><p>The flowing associative poems of <em>The First Amelia</em> sing with confidence and travel through the veins of memory family and the landscapes of Colima. Amelia Rodriguez conjures images of sparring hawks crushed rubies trees glassed with ice a snared kite and other wondrous and unique visions. She converses with the men and women of her past and at the center is a twinned self two Amelias hovering / above the turning earth that is hungry and ever-present.</p><p>-Alexandra Lytton Regalado</p><p>Final Judge Alta California Prize </p><p><br></p>