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A version of this poem was created for the Environmental Grantmakers Association Annual Retreat, September, 2014
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Michelle Otero is the poet laureate of Albuquerque (2018–2020) and the author of the forthcoming Bosque (UNM Press, 2021). Originally from Deming, New Mexico, she holds a bachelor of arts in history from Harvard College and an master of fine arts in creative writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts.
Michelle Otero (opens in a new tab) is the author of Vessels: A Memoir of Borders, Bosque: Poems and the essay collection Malinche’s Daughter. She served as Albuquerque Poet Laureate from 2018-2020 and co-edited the New Mexico Poetry Anthology (2023) and 22 Poems and a Prayer for El Paso, a tribute to victims of the 2019 El Paso shooting and winner of a New Mexico-Arizona Book Award. She is a member of the Macondo Writers Workshop.
