In “A Breach Sonnet” and “A Necessary Invention,” Joan García Viltró reimagines myth and memory, desire and rupture. These two poems explore longing, invention, and the blurry line between mythmaking and emotional truth, with language that is at once intimate, fragmented, and lyrical.

In this vivid poem Laura Newbern employs stunning imagery of harsh winters and Orthodox churches that accompany a reminiscent story of childhood.