Poetry. "'Everything beautiful occurs when the body / is suspended,' Helena Mesa quotes a performance artist who hangs his own pierced body in the air. Mesa's poems are artfully suspended between lyric and narrative, between humans and animals, between Latin America and the U.S., between desire and the difficulty of its fulfillment. HORSE DANCE UNDERWATER is an inventive, musical, and powerful debut"--Mark Doty.

Helena Mesa's Where Land Is Indistinguishable from Sea takes readers on a profound journey of self-discovery, personal growth, and transformation in the aftermath of grief. The poems in the collection address the risk of forgetting, recognizing the darkness that threatens to consume anything lost. Despite this uncertainty, the poems remind us that we are a sanctuary of memories, begging to be loved and cherished, even if we must eventually let go. Mesa confronts a world that is constantly divided. Masterfully composed, these poems are full of light, radiating with a "wild joy," for the living that longs to shine and be remembered. -Ruben Quesada, Revelations

In Mentor and Muse, a collection of twenty-nine insightful essays by some of today's leading poetic minds, editors Blas Falconer, Beth Martinelli, and Helena Mesa have brought together an illuminating anthology that draws upon both established and emerging poets to create a one-of-a-kind resource and unlock the secrets of writing and revising poetry. Gathered here are numerous experts eager to share their wisdom with other writers. Each author examines in detail a particular poetic element, shedding new light on the endless possibilities of poetic forms. Addressed.

La historia que tienes entre tus manos no es sólo una historia atroz y valiente sobre los estragos y las heridas que deja la lucha contra la plaga de la violencia de género. \r En una historia de superación, de dolor, de mucho dolor, pero también de esperanza. Una historia tan real como dura, tan increíble como cierta.\r Posiblemente tengas ahora entre las manos una de las historias más dolorosas con la que te encuentres. \r Una historia desgarradora que comienza en la infancia y la muerte de la niñez. Con el robo de la infancia y de los deseos de felicidad en el propio hogar. \r Las heridas que dejan en una niña sus propios padres y que luego continuarán otros a lo largo de los años. No hay adjetivos más fríos que los que describen el dolor sin miramientos. Sin paños calientes. Un libro con tanta sinceridad que leerlo, no sólo es incómodo, sino que duele.