Diego Báez introduces us to three Gabriels connected by themes of reclamation and new beginnings. He shares Gabriel Dozal approaching the US-Mexico border with humor (“You Look at Crossers, You Look Just Like Them”), Gabriel Palacios unpacking narratives of inheritance and race (“The Friar’s Daughter’s Mother”), and Jimmy Santiago Baca experiencing the birth of his son, Gabriel (“Child of the Sun—Gabriel’s Birth (Sun Prayer)”). Báez closes by reading “Neuropathy with Lamb,” which reflects on his role as a caregiver for his mother.

Find the full recordings of Dozal, Palacios, and Baca reading for the Poetry Center on Voca:
Gabriel Dozal (May 2, 2024)
Gabriel Palacios (May 2, 2024)
Jimmy Santiago Baca (September 14, 1988)

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