Unpeopled Eden: A Descent into Mictln's World of Ghostly Song
Gonzlez's Poetry Haunted by Border Crossers and Deportees
Casa Speaks: I Am Not Your Mother
Casa: I Do Not Answer Prayers
Casa Welcomes All, Yet Offers No Comfort
Casa Listens, But Expects No Response
Casa's Faces and Scars Belong to Others
Casa Denies Being a Time Capsule
Casa Dislikes Sentimental Hoarding
Casa Says Farewell to Old Furniture
Casa: I Do Not Fear Death or Cold
Casa: I Do Not Shrink into Corners
Casa: I Am Not to Blame
Casa: I Treat All Equally
Casa: I Am No Prize or Wish
Unpeopled Eden opens in Mictlán, the region of the dead in Aztec mythology, inviting us down into a world where “the men are never coming home†and “rows of ghosts come forth to sing.†Haunted by border crossers and forgotten deportees, lost brothers and sons, González unearths the beautiful and musical amidst the grotesque. These poems are prayer and memorial “for those whose / patron saints are longing and despair.â€