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In poems that capture the complexity of life as a transitioning Xicanx in a tumultuous Texas climate, SG Huerta's Burns balances the intrinsically human need for connection with the struggle to love oneself. Vivid images of half-empty bottles of testosterone gel and charred vegan grilled cheese form the backdrop for explorations of identity, orientation, grief, and an absent father across the full landscape of what it means to live. Embedded in a complicated family and pressures of assimilation, Huerta straddles liminal spaces with these poems: ""I want to write / a queer poem without his ghost / reading it over my shoulder."" Through sonnets, stream-of-consciousness, and lyrical narratives, Burns balances internal conflict and societal expectation. Anyone who has overshared with a cashier out of longing for a flash of acknowledgment across another's face will know the unresolved grief, love, and limitless self-discovery smoldering throughout Burns.

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SG Huerta is a queer Xicanx writer and organizer. They are the Poetry Editor of Abode Press, a Roots.Wounds.Words. Fellow, and Tin House alum. SG is the author of two poetry chapbooks and the nonfiction chapbook GOOD GRIEF (fifth wheel press 2025). Their work has appeared in Honey Literary, The Offing, Infrarrealista Review, and elsewhere. Find them at sghuertawriting.com, or in Tejas with their partner and cats, working towards liberation for oppressed peoples everywhere. They believe Palestine will be free from the river to the sea. They encourage you to find tangible ways to support Palestinian liberation.

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