Orlando Menes

Breathing Space

Arts & Literature

“Recinos is a poet of empathy, conviction, and indomitable faith. He speaks for those who, like him, who have eaten the 'bitter bread' of social oppression, but unlike him, 'have found their way / into dark boxes marked for the grave,' be they junkies, the destitute, or the immigrant poor. He grieves the loss of America's commitment to justice, the 'impossible dream,' and extols both nation and God to build 'a place to call home.'”