City on the Second Floor
City on the Second Floor by Matt Sedillo, published by FlowerSong Press on January 25, 2022, is a 112-page exploration of the complexities of urban life through the lens of poetry. This edition presents a thoughtful meditation on the ways in which societal structures can impact individuals, emphasizing the often unexamined forces at play in the environments we inhabit.
Readers will find that the work delves into themes of civil rights and political consciousness, reflecting on the struggles faced by communities, particularly within the Hispanic and Latino experience. Sedillo’s poetry invites contemplation on the dynamics of power and resistance, revealing how the city itself can be a site of both construction and conflict. This edition, written in English, offers a poignant perspective on the intersection of personal and political narratives.
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Hailed by historians and journalists alike as the “best political poet in America” and “poet laureate of struggle”, Sedillo returns with another instant classic. City on the Second Floor is a meditation on how the world we build and rebuild every day attacks us in so very many unexamined ways. As its pages reveal, “the city was built against us.”
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