Elise Petracca

Elise is a senior at Washington and Lee University. She is from Manhasset, NY and is studying English and Creative Writing.

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When My Brother Was an Aztec by Natalie Diaz

Elise Petracca  | 
Issue 63.2 Spring 2014

Natalie Diaz opens her debut collection of poetry, When My Brother Was an Aztec, with the Spanish proverb, “No hay mal que dure cien anos, ni cuerpo que lo resista,” to introduce the reader to the Spanish influence on Native …