A Vietnamese Mardi Gras krewe.
The Black longshoremen of Mobile’s Banana Docks.
A meditation on rice and belonging.
This Food Issue isn’t just about what Southerners eat—it’s about who we are, where we’ve been, and where we’re going.
Curtis Bauer
About
Curtis Bauer is the author of two poetry collections, most recently The Real Cause for Your Absence. He is also a translator of poetry and prose from the Spanish; his publications include the poetry collections Eros Is More by Juan Antonio González Iglesias and From Behind What Landscape by Luis Muñoz. He teaches creative writing and comparative literature at Texas Tech University in Lubbock.