Title: All Were Limones
Author: Luisa Caycedo-Kimura
Publisher: The Word Works
Copyright: 2025
Number of Pages: 74
Special Honor: winner, The Hilary Tham Capital Collection
Blurbs by: Jennifer Franklin, Jennifer Oakes, Robert Pinsky, Dean Radner
Key Descriptors: Latin American culture, multicultural family, nature, celebration, loss
First Sentence: “If I’m a tree planted by streams/why is my tongue dry my roots//unquenched”
Last Sentence: “Last night, I almost held berries/ for it in my hands.”
Comment: Life reveals itself in all its harshness and simple pleasures. Nothing is guaranteed but unexpected delights happen. For example, “Fireflies pan the garden nightly in search of you.”
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