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Carlos A. Pittella
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latinx poet haunted by borders & bureaucracies ⦁ he.him ⦁ skying from Tiohtià:ke ⦁ linktr.ee/carlosapittella ALT pfp: buzzcut, polkadot, broken smile ALT banner: blueskyed Shiva meditating "Hum"
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Thrilled to have a bordercrossing piece in The Capilano Review 3.50. Here's its Dantesque opening (of 9 pp.). Gratitude to ed. Deanna Fong for this gorgeous "In(ter)ventions in the Archive" special issue! ps.: & honored to open for Liz Howard, whose piece follows mine 💜

White left hand holding the latest issue of The Capilano Review against a leafy balcony, displaying cover art by Marisa Kriangwiwat Holmes.
Opening of "from DANTE'S BUREAU, Infernal Customs," by Carlos A. Pittella: As Dante and Vergil approach the city of Dis in the lower rings of hell, they encounter resistance. The gatekeepers say only Vergil may proceed, and Dante is terrified he will be left alone. Vergil tries to parlay with the demons, but they slam the gates in his face. Vergil sighs, confessing he is vexed, then tells Dante not to be daunted, because they shall win this contest against whoever tries to block their way. Reminding Dante that the gatekeepers’ insolence is nothing new, Vergil announces their course of action: to wait! All they have to do is wait. “No meio do caminho tinha uma pedra” (In the middle of the way there was a rock) Brazilian modernist Carlos Drummond de Andrade repeated this line in permutations throwing them as a mock sonnet, squashing as a tombstone all poetic mandates. Do you think Carlos stopped to think? In the middle of the way there is always some form hurtful & heavy
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ps. For a print copy of TCR's latest issue: https://thecapilanoreview.com/issues/summer-2023-interventions-in-the-archive/ (some of the pieces are available online 👀)

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Carlos A. Pittella
@pittella.bsky.social
latinx poet haunted by borders & bureaucracies ⦁ he.him ⦁ skying from Tiohtià:ke ⦁ linktr.ee/carlosapittella ALT pfp: buzzcut, polkadot, broken smile ALT banner: blueskyed Shiva meditating "Hum"
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