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In this bilingual collection of poems, inspired by the Epic of Gilgamesh, the king grieves the disappearance of his wild friend Enkidu. Each poem appears in English and Spanish, translated by the author.
When you are not talking to me, I conjure you.
When I lose my way between campfires,…

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1 author picked Enkidu Is Dead and Not Dead / Enkidu esta muerto y no lo esta as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

On my list, this is the only book of poetry, but the emotional journey its linked poems chart makes it perfect for inclusion.

Gilgamesh finds his wild friend Enkidu, loves him, loses him—and is racked by grief. The poems bear us through myriad forms of yearning for a bosom companion who will never come home—a plot of emotions, not events.

A finalist in the Grayson Books Poetry Contest in 2020, the inventively structured book features each poem in English and Spanish on facing pages.

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