O Loveland

Abstract

O Loveland Ximena Keogh Serrano (bio) AttachmentsSuch wild, precious, unruly things Say, for example, this form of attachment—to a person a country a piece of paper I laugh at the thought, then note how we just want a place to be held or a place to be possible Because humans, like countries, share the principle of namingas a constituent for being born,paper participates in the theatre of emergence—where my body equals letters, spaces, wordswhich is not to say that the letters, spaces, and words equal my body, No. Countries, bodies, paper—all such tragic scenes, ripewith illusions, texts & pretexts, discipline(d), so ripewith possibility No wonder we get attachedWe just want a place to be held Why else would I enter this page?Having already given up on the othersI am seeking a placeto be possible [End Page 301] Ximena Keogh Serrano Ximena Keogh Serrano is a poet and scholar of Latin American and U.S. Latinx literary and cultural studies. Her research and writing move across genres of literary criticism, visual culture, and studies in gender and sexuality. She is an assistant professor at Pacific University, and lives in Portland, Oregon. She can be reached at xkserrano@pacificu.edu. Copyright © 2023 Ximena Keogh Serrano