Joel Salcido was born in the San Fernando Valley & raised in West Phoenix. He is the son of Mexican immigrants, a first-generation college graduate, a husband, & father of three sons. Joel is a graduate of the MFA program at Arizona State University.

POETRY

You Will Identify My Body By Ear

By JOEL SALCIDO

I heard you cursing me, / telling me you loved me, in the same breath. / Know they noted my last words— / Don’t tell the kids.