Introduction
Ivy Alvarez is the author of Mortal, a book of poems that examines the relationship between Dee and Seph — modern-day reinventions of Demeter and Persephone — and how the spectre of breast cancer affects them. [more]
Mortal is a delicate tour de force ...
—Ernesto Priego, Not Even DogsThe achievement of the poems in this collection lies in part in their counterpoising of the profoundly personal with a kind of objectivist impersonality, with the discovery of idioms in which the two can co-exist.
—Patricia Prime, editor of KokakoAlvarez’s casual tone, visceral imagery, and surprising figurative language keeps the reader engaged throughout.
—Craig Santos Perez, all with ocean viewsAlvarez so aptly implements assonance, alliteration, and internal rhyme into her poems, they are unnoticeable—yet they add musicality to the poetry.
—Stephen Payne, H.O.W. Journal