Cloak

Cloak, volume 1, is a profound collection of poetry by Dodici Azpadu. This work explores a personal journey spanning from the streets of Red Hook, Brooklyn, to the academic environment of the University of Iowa MFA program. The poems navigate the complexities of street life in San Francisco and the subsequent emotional shifts experienced in Albuquerque and the mountains of New Mexico. As a notable entry in the Margaret Randall Poetry Series, this volume utilizes diverse structures, including free verse, wakas, and various syllabic forms to document a life lived on the edges of society.

This literature and fiction selection falls within the LGBTQ+ books and regional and cultural categories. Azpadu, a prominent voice among women authors, uses her verse to weave together disparate geographic and emotional landscapes. Cloak serves as a meditative study of transformation and identity through the lens of contemporary poetry. Readers interested in lyrical explorations of place and personhood will find this volume a significant contribution to modern poetry.