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FINALIST OF THE 2020 INTERNATIONAL LATINO BOOK AWARDS WINNER OF THE 2019 SAN DEIGO BOOK AWARDS AWARD-WINNING FINALIST IN THE POETRY CATEGORY OF 2019 INTERNATIONAL BOOK AWARDS 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.

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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

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Karla Cordero is a descendant of the Chichimeca people from northern Mexico. She is a Macondo and VONA fellow, a recipient of The Loft Spoken Word Immersion Fellowship, and the San Diego State University Global Diversity Award. Her work has appeared in several journals and anthologies including Bettering American Poetry, Imaniman: Poets Writing in the Anzaldan Borderlands, PANK, Anomaly and BOAAT. Karla currently serves as an associate professor of English and Creative Writing at MiraCosta College and San Diego City College.

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