Still Desert 978-1-63834-131-4 this collection comes to realize

this collection comes to realize and love the intimate parts of itself

- Naomi Shihab Nye

or coming home to an aromatic Biryani

embodied experience that refuses abstraction and distance

Praise for The Only Worlds We Know

Still Desert 978-1-63834-131-4 this collection comes to realizeFinalist for the 2023 Button Poetry Chapbook Prize, Daniel Elias Galicias debut collection, Still Desert sings with histories both haunting and enchanting. Artistically and linguistically dynamic, Galicias poems weave personal and historical narratives of immigration, assimilation, and Mexican heritage. Still Desert lingers in the spaces between borders and crossings, breathing in rich, tactile environments and raw, complex emotions. With a musical