Show Me the Bells

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SPRING 2024 RELEASE

Poems by Xochiquetzal Candelaria

Show Me the Bells is cinematic and revelatory. Candelaria's poems exude a singular grace and a rare intimacy of observation. These are gorgeous poems of motherhood, self-discovery, and arrival. She writes in the final poem, "[E]verything in me/seems to be rising." I love this book with my entire heart. — Lee Herrick, California Poet Laureate

In the tradition of June Jordan at her most tender, Xochiquetzal Candelaria has written a book of radical love, radical hope—conjured a deeply female world, in which citizen-mothers enter the woods still full of fighting. “In the dream of the burning city/we outnumber the flames,” begins the visionary “And Now,” a poem that dares the reader to imagine. Clear-eyed, intimate and unflinching, its consolations provisional, SHOW ME THE BELLS is a lyric cry of possibility for those of us who cannot afford the luxury of despair. — Donna Masini, author of THAT KIND OF DANGER

In Show Me the Bells, Xochiquetzal Candelaria offers a profound exploration of the extraordinary found within the ordinary. Through deep listening and reverence for everyday miracles, Candelaria invites readers into a world where "the quiet night smelled of digging" and unexpected encounters are embraced as gifts. This collection delves into the interconnectedness of the human experience, celebrating the body's capacity for creation and destruction while gracefully capturing moments of introspection and self-discovery with exquisite precision. —Diana Delgado, author of TRACING THE HORSE