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Writer's pictureJosephine Carter

Rosa Alcalá’s Fourth Book, YOU: A Bold Exploration of Language, Memory, and Identity

Updated: Dec 26, 2024


YOU by Rosa Alcalá. Published by Coffee House Press in 2024.

A Glimpse into YOU: Three Poems from Rosa Alcalá's Newest Release


Rosa Alcalá’s YOU is a poetry collection that fearlessly interrogates the nuances of memory, identity, and cultural inheritance. With prose poems that challenge and expand traditional notions of poetry, Alcalá offers an intricate mosaic of deeply personal and culturally resonant moments. Through vivid imagery and a sharp, often irreverent voice, she explores the complexity of relationships, the weight of trauma, and the power of language.


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