* * *
Entre la sombra y el silencio
se escapa tu lamento,
gaviota solitaria
en un océano polvoriento.
¿Por qué te quemas en la arena
que sopla un terco viento?
¿Por qué te ahogas en las olas
de un mar deshecho?
Echa a volar tus alas
sobre las aguas retorcidas
para apagar el sufrimiento
que tu llanto me reveló
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Fishscape, Alice Mao, 2022
Originally from Durango, Mexico, Jaquelin Fematt Dutson is a poet and one of the contributing authors of the award winning book, Déjame que te cuente. She is engaged in a wide-range of national and international collaborations and was co-recipient of an EE Ford Grant for the bi-national theater project with Universidad Autónoma de Baja California (Tijuana) and playwright Hernán Galindo, titled Los Niños de Sal. Jaquelin has presented at conferences and book festivals. For more information about her, visit her LinkedIn page.
Alice Mao is a student at Yale University studying art. Her work explores themes of isolation, desire, and alienation. While she primarily works on illustrations and paintings, she also writes, animates, and designs. For more of her work, visit her instagram page @alicemaoart.