Octavio Quintanilla, Author at Salvation South

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A striking image showing a barren, dark forest with a vibrant open door leading to lush greenery and flowers, symbolizing themes from At the Threshold of What Hasn’t Been Destroyed, a powerful collection of Mexican American poetry by National Book Award-longlisted poet Octavio Quintanilla.

At the Threshold of What Hasn’t Been Destroyed

Three stark poems from the National Book Award-longlisted Texan Octavio Quintanilla, filled with longing, displacement, and the fragile beauty of human connection.

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In southeastern Georgia, a mother stews up some chicken and considers what her family farm requires of her—not what she requires of it.

His dog’s name was Rusty. He was a German shorthaired pointer. Daddy said he was the best bird dog ever.

She inherited only three things from the grandmother she never knew: her forehead, her laugh, and the stories told by her three sons.

This week’s edition of Salvation South begins with the haunting memories of a childhood incident and ends with a trip into Afrofuturism — with a stop on the Alabama coast just for fun.

Salvation South will be on vacation for a couple of weeks. Our next batch of new stories is set for July 21.

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Octavio Quintanilla’s roots lie deep in both South Texas and Mexico. And his work dwells between worlds—geographic, cultural, and emotional.

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At the Threshold of What Hasn’t Been Destroyed

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