Leslie Sainz

HAVE YOU BEEN LONG ENOUGH AT TABLE

Tin House There is no countrywhere the dead don’t float. —from “Ño” How it began: Poetry seemed the only appropriate medium capable of holding the many contradictions that have defined my understanding of self, spirit, and state. Inspiration: The art of Tania Bruguera, Marta María Pérez Bravo, Zilia Sánchez Domínguez, and Clara Varas. Cuban movie posters from the 1960s and 1970s. Max Richter. Radiohead. Melody Beattie’s book Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself (Spiegel & Grau, 2022). Writer’s block remedy: I have a rule not to force anything in my life, be that writing, relationships, etc. When language eludes me, that often looks like asking myself, “In this moment, can I forgive myself if I give up on this poem?” If the answer…

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