Alba and Other Songs

By Fred Arroyo

Part of the bilingual Alta California Chapbook Series.

"This lyrical and well-crafted chapbook has the breadth and substance of a full-length collection. Focusing on the said and unsaid, in an imagistic and incantatory style, Fred Arroyo has written an honest yet tender examination of a father-son relationship. Steeped in the nature of his barrio, Arroyo's poems trace the borders of land and body to tell a story of family, exile, and belonging: "There are no boundaries / save the lines on maps. // There is no time / save the eye of memory."

-Alexandra Lytton Regalado

Final Judge, Alta California Prize

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1957062142
• ISBN13: 9781957062143
• Release Date: April 2024
• Publisher: Gunpowder Press
• Length: 44 Pages
• Weight: 0.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"