“[A]n exquisite collection that considers literary, cultural, and familial inheritance. . . . From the opening poem’s cairn that collapses in a shallow lake of the mind to the final poem’s pebble that makes a ripple in the lake of a public garden, this balanced collection deserves to be read and reread slowly, rapturously.”—Carolyn Hembree, contest judge and author of For Today “Fernando Trujillo’s sensuous, romantic poems sing ‘in tears, / in rapture, in love, in ruins.’ Under the sign of Lorca, they consummately balance baroque excess and total intimacy, exploring the delights and agonies of relationships, ancestries, and the erasures of shame—‘a man’s most important work,’ as one poem describes it. The poet of 6 Lineage Poems, as forthright as he is erudite, reaches back into the traditions of literature—from a range of times, places, and languages—in order to make something fresh, vigorous, perfect.”—Richie Hofmann, author of A Hundred Lovers
