José Angel Araguz
Mexican
I’m Mexican so you don’t have to be
I’m mixed and can say you don’t have to be
I’m mux and can: sir, you don’t have to be
Ay, mezclozónso you don’t have to be
IMAX y canso you don’t have TV
Ay, messy canción you don’t have to be
I’m Mexican so you don’t
José Angel Araguz, Ph.D. is the author of Rotura (Black Lawrence Press, 2022). His poetry and prose have appeared in Prairie Schooner, Poetry International, The Acentos Review, and Oxidant | Engine among other places. He is an Assistant Professor at Suffolk University where he serves as Editor-in-Chief of Salamander and is also a faculty member of the Solstice Low-Residency MFA Program. He blogs and reviews books at The Friday Influence.
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I’m Mexican so you don’t have to be
I’m mixed and can say you don’t have to be
I’m mux and can: sir, you don’t have to be
Ay, mezclozónso you don’t have to be
IMAX y canso you don’t have TV
Ay, messy canción you don’t have to be
I’m Mexican so you don’t
José Angel Araguz, Ph.D. is the author of Rotura (Black Lawrence Press, 2022). His poetry and prose have appeared in Prairie Schooner, Poetry International, The Acentos Review, and Oxidant | Engine among other places. He is an Assistant Professor at Suffolk University where he serves as Editor-in-Chief of Salamander and is also a faculty member of the Solstice Low-Residency MFA Program. He blogs and reviews books at The Friday Influence.
Return to March 2022 Edition