When My Brother Was an Aztec SS_Gift_Guide But then her girlfriend

But then her girlfriend

one with terrifying implications

he swims across the Río Grande and joins the Mexican Army - a desertion punishable by execution

and Crystal Eastman

When My Brother Was an Aztec SS_Gift_Guide But then her girlfriend"I write hungry sentences," Natalie Diaz once explained in an interview, "because they want more and more lyricism and imagery to satisfy them." This debut collection is a fast paced tour of Mojave life and family narrative: A sister fights for or against a brother on meth, and everyone from Antigone, Houdini, Huitzilopochtli, and Jesus is invoked and invited to hash it out. These darkly humorous poems illuminate far corners of the heart, revealing