In This Country

In This Country | Zocalo Public Square • Arizona State University • Smithsonian

A section of “Notas Visuales” or “Visual Notes,” a poem by Octavio Quintanilla. He writes, “After all is said and done, how do we begin to trust our senses? How do we begin again the hard work to name all we love?" Courtesy of Octavio Quintanilla.

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Octavio Quintanilla is the author of the poetry collection If I Go Missing and served as the 2018-2020 Poet Laureate of San Antonio, Texas. He teaches literature and creative writing at Our Lady of the Lake University.
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