We are proud to announce that two outstanding books from Notre Dame Press have received honorable mentions for The Juan Felipe Herrera Best Poetry Book Award in the 2024 International Latino Book Awards. This prestigious award honors the outstanding work of Latino poets and activists, celebrating their contributions to literature and culture.
The honored titles, Auto/Body and The Rivers Are Inside Our Homes, exemplify the rich and vibrant voices in contemporary poetry. Both Auto/Body, with its sensual exploration of repair and reconstruction even when rebuilding seems impossible, and The Rivers Are Inside Our Homes, which invites readers to engage with themes of loss and aging generations, encourage reflection on personal and collective histories by emphasizing the interconnectedness of human experiences.
Auto/Body:
—Khadijah Queen, author of I’m So Fine
“The fierceness in Auto/Body does not relent, whether in its crisp memory-capture or in its attention to legacy, to present, to future in its constant ache and rift of loveliness and tumult.”
The Rivers Are Inside Our Homes:
—Virgil Suárez, author of The Painted Bunting’s Last Molt and Amerikan Chernobyl
“Hurricanes, exiled family, the devastating migrations to a new country and landscape, it’s all here and so visceral and so well orchestrated. Each poem works an indelible impact on the reader. This book is a necessary catharsis for all of us who’ve lived and survived this history.”
This book is available at undpress.nd.edu or wherever books are sold. We encourage you to support your local independent bookstore either in person or online.
For more information, contact: Quinn Baumeister, qbaumeis@nd.edu, 574.631.3267.