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What She Saw in the Lotería Cards–a book of poems
What She Saw in the Lotería Cards, published by Bottlecap Press, is a collection that can be understood as a cartography of identity—mapping emotional, cultural, familial, and bodily terrains. The use of Lotería cards is more than decorative—it offers a mythopoetic framework that grounds intimate, raw stories in universal symbols. It is my attempt to…
Read MoreWhen I Write by Hand
When I write by hand–out flows my dead father’s cursive,as though he’s sending me a letterfrom my past to future self:you are never freefrom the museum of family. To listen go here: When I Write by Hand
Read MoreThe Sacrament of the Beans
Under my grandma’s collectionof salt-and-pepper shakers I watch the ritual washingof the pinto beans. She sorts them like she’s readinga map of the future. Her fingers move like dragonfliespicking the pebbles out and brushing the rest into the pot.Pours out more and they clatter onto the counter. Spins themaround the copper pot in the sink,…
Read More“Pentimento”-Magdalena Magazine
I am honored to be included in Michelle Magdalena’s Magazine, Magdalena which features my poems, “The Swallows of America,” and “Pentimento.”
Read MoreThe Revolution Will Have its Sky
Written and Directed by: Maria Garcia Teutsch–a poem in one act
Read MoreWhat She Saw in The Loteria Cards-Poetic Ritual Theatre in One Act
Maria Garcia Teutsch’s multi-media journey, What She Saw in the Loteria Cards, which she also directs and performs in, makes quite the feat unpacking themes of death, love and memory in a most unique way. The piece is a multi-dimensional ritual tapping into the power of imagery, icons (Ginsberg), myth, poetry and performance and like…
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