2017
Reading “Forts” by Javier Perez, I found equal parts free verse and blueprint. Perez uses punctuation, capitalization, rhythm, and space, to guide us through a suite of memory, concern, dread, and faith. He retains full control over the pace of the poem but what especially impressed me was his ability to express such raw emotion within such a carefully constructed piece. Everything about this poem feels intentional, but Perez never sacrifices his earnestness. True to its title, in times of injustice and unrest, he shows us how to use poetry to build refuge. - Reed Adair Bobroff.
"Forts" by Javier Perez
Reed Adair Bobroff's "What We Have Yet to Discover" in Issue #38.
Reed Adair Bobroff (Diné) is a Pushcart Prize nominated writer and performer from Albuquerque, NM. He has published work in journals and anthologies such as The Breakbeat Poets and performed around the United States and on HBO. He graduated from Yale University with a B.A. in Theater Studies. His plays have been performed in the southwest and on the east coast. Reed is currently a 2017 Spoken Word Immersion Fellow through the Loft Literary Center and is based at the Yale Child Study Center researching how indigenous communities can use poetry to heal from personal and historical trauma.
Reed Adair Bobroff (Diné) is a Pushcart Prize nominated writer and performer from Albuquerque, NM. He has published work in journals and anthologies such as The Breakbeat Poets and performed around the United States and on HBO. He graduated from Yale University with a B.A. in Theater Studies. His plays have been performed in the southwest and on the east coast. Reed is currently a 2017 Spoken Word Immersion Fellow through the Loft Literary Center and is based at the Yale Child Study Center researching how indigenous communities can use poetry to heal from personal and historical trauma.
