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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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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.