I’m not one of those who left my land
“And then if not my death then my life will be fashioned like orchids / pouring from the windows, all of my friends catching me in nets.”
Francisco Marquez
— Honorable Mention of the Spotlight Award —
Francisco Márquez is a Venezuelan poet in Brooklyn. His work has appeared in Narrative, The Offing, and Bennington Review, among other publications. The recipient of grants from Letras Latinas and The Poetry Project, among others, he works at the Academy of American Poets.