Where The Monarchs Never Die - Softcover

Franco, Rocío

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1968451048 ISBN 13: 9781968451042

Publisher: Arcana Poetry Press, 2025

Synopsis

Where the Monarchs Never Die is a fierce and unyielding portrait of immigrant life in Chicago, tracing the rhythms of work, memory, and belonging. With honest and luminous poetic narratives, this collection carries identity and experience with quiet strength and persistent force, honoring resilience in the face of erasure and discovering beauty where others might look away. Like the monarch returning year after year, we are reminded that claiming space is its own form of resistance-and that everywhere we go, there is a light that never goes out.

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About the Author

Rocío Franco is a Chicana poet born and raised in Chicago. She holds fellowships from The Watering Hole, Roots Wounds Words, and Periplus Collective. The following organizations have supported her work: the Frost Place, The Lighthouse Writer's Workshop, VONA, and Tin House's Summer Workshop. She is a two-time Best of the Net and Pushcart Prize nominee. Her poems have appeared in The Acentos Review, Exposition Review, Lunch Ticket, L@tino Literatures Journal, AGNI, December magazine, and others. You can connect with her work on Instagram @chio_la_chingona.Photo taken by E.L.A. Photography.

Edition details

• Publisher: Arcana Poetry Press
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1968451048
• ISBN 13: 9781968451042
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 46