Cipota Under the Moon

by Claudia Castro Luna

In Cipota under the Moon, Claudia Castro Luna scores a series of poems as an ode to the Salvadoran immigrant experience in the United States. The poems are wrought with memories of the 1980s civil war and rich with observations from recent returns to her native country. Castro Luna draws a parallel between the ruthlessness of the war and the violence endured by communities of color in US cities.

About the Artist

Claudia Castro Luna is a writer and actor from Barranquilla, Colombia and former Seattle Civic Poet.

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