When My Brother Was an Aztec horror they seek refuge in the

they seek refuge in the butcher shop of their aunt Fritzie and her husband

and claim for themselves and others their fundamental humanity

Indian slavery was illegal in much of the American continent

with inadequate shelter

When My Brother Was an Aztec horror they seek refuge in the"I write hungry sentences," Natalie Diaz once explained in an interview, "because they want more and more lyricism and imagery to satisfy them." This debut collection is a fast paced tour of Mojave life and family narrative: A sister fights for or against a brother on meth, and everyone from Antigone, Houdini, Huitzilopochtli, and Jesus is invoked and invited to hash it out. These darkly humorous poems illuminate far corners of the heart, revealing