PRAISE FOR VOCABULARY LESSONS

"InVocabulary Lessons, Flor Ana takes a bold departure from her signature use of nature imagery, turning instead to the complex and intimate landscape of human emotion. She entwines the precise etymology of words with the fluid, often contradictory, nature of emotion, creating a bridge between the concrete and abstract. As she navigates the intersection of language and feeling, Flor Ana pushes the boundaries of her craft, revealing a vulnerability that is both courageous and poignant. "

-RENZO DEL CASTILLO, Author of Still

"Vocabulary Lessons is for the hero of heartbreak who refuses to quit fighting. Each poem begins with a vocabulary word and a definition, and Flor Ana slips you into an encyclopedia of vulnerability and heart. This book is for anyone looking for language to describe love's wounds and love's wonders."

-KATIE SCRUGGS GALLOWAY, Author of Still and Still Moving

"Vocabulary Lessons is a rapture of words interplayed into pretty verse that describe what we have been starved of and long for-an experience so desperately desired. Flor Ana has created a mosaic that has no beginning or end; it is human and cosmic and nature."

-LUIS BLANDON, Author of A Masterpiece For You

"Go down the trail of words and definitions told through poems of love, yearning, and heartbreak. If you are searching for words to ignite love or ease an aching heart, Vocabulary Lessons is a beautiful addition to any lover's bookshelf. Love comes in many forms, and this book encapsulates the multifaceted journey in a lovely way."

-FIN ROSE ABORIZK, Author of In This Macrocosm There is a Rose

"Vocabulary Lessons is a brilliantly unique collection of words to the many emotions that love takes us on. Among the longing, deep connection, and fantasizing, find yourself relating to every poem. Love is many things and I am stubborn in believing it is as true as Flor Ana has described."

-KENDALL HOPE, Author of The Willow Weepings