"Let us celebrate our good fortune: that Violeta Garza's voice is now part of a literary lineage of poetas chingonas ... Brava, brimming with empathy, passion, but also bravado, soothes with the sensibility of a healer and commands with the ferocity of a comadre, which is another way of saying that there's love medicine to be found in its empowering inquiry..." -Rigoberto González, poet and editor, Latino Poetry: The Library of America Anthology"'Brava is just as complex as the title suggests ... the poetry displays a range of emotions without leaving the reader with deep sorrow because good humor and wit is woven throughout ... 'A veces me pongo brava, ' she claims. Pero no a veces, I claim. Garza is always valiant, audacious, atrevida, salvajita, and yes, muy brava." -Eddie Vega, author of Somos Nopales, 2024-2027 Poet Laureate of San Antonio"This book is a holy reckoning. A honeyed lament. A bold prayer ... These words remind us that being too much, too tender, too jiggly is divine. If you've ever needed permission to weep, scream, whisper, or cackle under the covers with your soul sister, this is your scripture. BRAVA!" -Anel I. Flores, author of Curtains of Rain & Empanada: A Lesbiana Story en Probaditas "Deeply personal poems that give exquisite voice to the cares, desires, pleasures, and regrets we share as sentient beings. Subtle yet accessible, serious yet humorous, Garza's creations are profoundly moving." -Dr. Arturo Madrid, T. Frank and Norine R. Murchison Distinguished Professor, Emeritus, Trinity University
