People of the world / I regret to inform you, / I have not been expelled from my country. / I fought on the front lines, / a shield-bearer in the dirty war / used as a cannon fodder /
At Home in the Modelo Market by Ines P. Rivera Prosdocimi
Perfect Attendance by Luivette Resto
Like Grecian statues / they sit quietly on the first day / waiting intentionally for the / acknowledgment of existence. / Andrew the ex-high school running back, / where his A's equated to touchdowns. / The field his temporary escape / from friends turned gang members, / college his final escape / from the irony of his city, / El Monte.