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Inland Empire invokes the ways in which collective memory and the force of mythmaking shape cultural and personal identity. The book trajectory develops in a series of poems examining origins: the Mesoamerican creation of humanity from cornmeal, the medieval Spanish legend of the mythical island of California, the missional trail of Saint-named cities dotting the western coastline, the birth of the speaker. The second section builds from its depictions of west coast heritage and Latinx narratives to reflect on how these forces shape understanding of gendered and racial injustices.

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Leah Huizar is a Mexican-American writer and poet originally from Southern California. She holds an MFA from The Pennsylvania State University and is an assistant professor of English at Drake University in Des Moines Iowa. Her debut collection of poems, Inland Empire, is available now from Noemi Press. These poems center women, latinidad, and the landscape of Southern California. They take the language of myth to tell its stories. Leah's work has been published in Acentos Review, Crab Orchard Review, Nimrod International Journal, Hayden's Ferry Review, and elsewhere.

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