How to Pull Apart the Earth
By Karla Cordero
HOW TO PULL APART THE EARTH is an homage to the intrinsic thread that weaves the culture of Mexico together with the United States, and the echo of colonization that works to erase it. Cordero skillfully exemplifies the complexity & beauty of growing up in a borderland, and the sacrifices paid for the dream.
Winner of the 2019 San Diego Book Awards
Award-Winning Finalist in the Poetry category of the 2019 International Book Awards
“Cordero guides us to the collective memory found in her own personal history, reminding us that we are rooted in the same familial tenderness.”
—O, The Oprah Magazine
By Karla Cordero
HOW TO PULL APART THE EARTH is an homage to the intrinsic thread that weaves the culture of Mexico together with the United States, and the echo of colonization that works to erase it. Cordero skillfully exemplifies the complexity & beauty of growing up in a borderland, and the sacrifices paid for the dream.
Winner of the 2019 San Diego Book Awards
Award-Winning Finalist in the Poetry category of the 2019 International Book Awards
“Cordero guides us to the collective memory found in her own personal history, reminding us that we are rooted in the same familial tenderness.”
—O, The Oprah Magazine
By Karla Cordero
HOW TO PULL APART THE EARTH is an homage to the intrinsic thread that weaves the culture of Mexico together with the United States, and the echo of colonization that works to erase it. Cordero skillfully exemplifies the complexity & beauty of growing up in a borderland, and the sacrifices paid for the dream.
Winner of the 2019 San Diego Book Awards
Award-Winning Finalist in the Poetry category of the 2019 International Book Awards
“Cordero guides us to the collective memory found in her own personal history, reminding us that we are rooted in the same familial tenderness.”
—O, The Oprah Magazine
Cover art and design by Juan Charlie Beaz. Cover design by Mario DeMatteo. Interior layout by Ian DeLucca. Edited by Safia Elhillo.
78 pages, paperback, 5.5 x 8.5 inches.
ISBN 978-1-945649-25-7
Poetry
