steps to losing, by david moses diaz

Poetry, chapbook, 44 pages, from Bottlecap Features.

these poems were written because they asked to be. they were written at a desk or on a couch or in a garage as snapshots of chronotopes instead of unnamed specks of dust or dark matter outlining wander-er. They were written because grief is a burden & a blessing. because there’s so much else to be upset about, and these indulgences make the lack of lighted room a lot less darkness. because sometimes, un-like someone once advised, things are allowed to just be sad.

like standing in a room or by a liquor store or near a dying avocado tree, these poems and photos tread water between on-purpose and proustian since nostalgia is only dangerous if you refuse to grow.

david is a writer and educator from Los Angeles who holds an MFA from CSU Long Beach. His poetry has been published by Tia Chucha Press, San Pedro River Review, Querencia Press, Acentos Review, Curious Publishing, and Tiny Splendor, and his freelance journalism can be found at L.A. Taco and the Los Angeles Review of Books.