books by plumas colectiva

  • Vibe Radar

    VIBE RADAR is Plumas Colectiva fully illustrated zine exploring themes of love, eros, & self-acceptance.

  • wake the others

    Half-memoir, half-biography, Wake the Others wrestles with the legacy of the Salvadoran Civil War. Blending lyric and narrative, Palomo traces his mother's childhood, war experiences, family separation, migration, and its aftermath. Political without sacrificing craft, confessional without navel-gazing, this debut collection of poetry guides readers through the quagmire of family secrets to a place where healing is possible.

    Finalist for the Foreword Poetry Prize

    Best New Latinx Author of 2023 by Latno Stories

    Featured in PBS Book-in-a-Box

  • Reflections While Living in Utah

    Reflections While Living in Utah is a poetic narrative in queer self-acceptance. The collection is thematically organized by setting in order to emphasize how environment can shape thoughts. Flores unpacks the complexities of spirituality, ethnicity, and sexuality in the conformity-focused culture of Latter-Day-Saint Utah. The poems reflect the suppressed emotions & untold challenges that many in the LGBTQ+ community have endured. The overarching themes of destructive thoughts, self-harm, and spiritual healing capture the raw experiences of a queer person of color living through what is essentially an identity crisis: are you queer or are you a child of God? As these queer poems progress, the answer becomes simple—you are both.

    Top 10 Best-selling Book a Under the Umbrella Bookstore