16 of the Best Books to Read This Month
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Lessons on Expulsion
By Erika L. Sánchez
96 pages;
Graywolf Press
In lusty verse that startles and caresses, the author—whose parents traveled from Mexico to raise her in Illinois—vivifies the complexities of the immigrant experience, declaring, “Watch me dance / on borders in this dirty dress.”
— Taylor Lannamann
Published 07/17/2017