Still Desert March 4\ Butcher takes the body of

Butcher takes the body of a cow and cleaves it into 5 parts: envisioning the cuts as relationship with family members and social forces

— Janae Johnson

Siaara Freeman

and how the less we get

Still Desert March 4\ Butcher takes the body ofFinalist for the 2023 Button Poetry Chapbook Prize, Daniel Elias Galicias debut collection, Still Desert sings with histories both haunting and enchanting. Artistically and linguistically dynamic, Galicias poems weave personal and historical narratives of immigration, assimilation, and Mexican heritage. Still Desert lingers in the spaces between borders and crossings, breathing in rich, tactile environments and raw, complex emotions. With a musical