EDITOR’S STATEMENT

In the feather of a bird, a thousand colors strut, joining together to create one unified vision, so too with even the smallest portion of skin.  In this issue of The Acentos Review, we are pleased to present a variety of viewpoints and genres stemming from the multidimensionality of Latinidad and writing.  David Ayllon graces the virtual cover with “Untitled”, offering in his artist slide show two more prints in addition to a complex assemblage of poems.  Liza Acosta offers a piece of fiction that invites returns to the text to unlock the beauty of a few moments strung together in time.  Isaac Chavarria enchants with his valuing of words and the subtle nuances that using them within form can bring.  Seán Dalpiaz offers a poem that could, itself, become a mantra, centering on the experience of the Puerto Rican writer - a localization, a centering - while Jose B. Gonzalez, within three poems, travels a wide gamut of experience.  Pedro Marrero, Jr. adds, with his work, a duende, a heartwrenching cry.  Manuel Luis Martinez and Patrick Rosal converse about migration, democracy and writing within the current political climate, the possibility of change, but how.  Emanuel Xavier closes this issue with a stunning definition of the poet in addition to a series of poems translated into Spanish. 

Submissions open again this December 15 for the March issue.  Check the submission guidelines for details.