writer + poet + editor
Welcome to my website. I am a writer & editor from El Paso / Juarez.
Carlos Fidel Espinoza’s darkly humorous debut novel, The Sacred History of Braulio Cantero, drags us into Monseratt Cantero’s wild stories, curses, and shameless lies. American Dream. Amidst family dynamics of twisted affection, torment, and the occasional untimely demise, Monse’s stories shine against the mundane reality and harsh poverty of West Texas. But fear not, for this abuela has fangs, and she’s ready to unleash her biting wit on all that cross her.
How to Lie to a Customs Agent, is a collection of poetry that explores life’s experiences, triumphs, and pains on the border by contemplating what it means to live a life vivisected by two worlds of tradition, language, and customs.
Recipient of the 2021 SOUTHWEST BOOK AWARD
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Correspondents & Dispatches from the Frontera…
Home Bio blog Cart Checkout Correspondents and Dispatches from the Frontera We Need a Whole New Language “The limits of my language …
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The poems in How to Lie to a Customs Agent are heartbreaking and rich with dark humor. The speaker navigates the loss of his mother due to cancer and contemplates her final days as she returns to the desert southwest while juxtaposing the machismo culture embedded in the politicization and militarization of life on the border.
The looming question of nationality, belonging, and race create a landscape that can be as harsh, dangerous, and beautiful as desert life.
At times, the poems respond to nationality, and at other times, the poems live in the minutia of relationships between lovers.
The looming question of nationality, belonging, and race create a landscape that can be as harsh, dangerous, and beautiful as desert life.
