S is For Poetry_Gift_Guide But as the walls close

But as the walls close in around her

Ellie can’t believe how easy it is to talk to Vanya and how much they have in common—both Armenian

And “My House”—in a mere seven pages—comes to terms with the haunting nature of unfulfilled dreams and the inevitability of decay

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S is For Poetry_Gift_Guide But as the walls closeS is For is an investigation by poet William Archila of the Central American migrant crisis haunted by the past of the civil war in El Salvador, the meanings of family spirits, and trees disappearing to urban sprawl always wielding the voice of the immigrant, the refugee, and the ever present exile as a weapon against invisibility and displacement. Inventive and compassionate, Archila's poems navigate the meanings of family spirits, weeds and