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June Sylvester Saraceno is a transplant from the rural South to the Western Sierras. Both regions have influenced her work. Her debut novel, Feral, North Carolina, 1965, was published in fall 2019.

"A love letter to all the girls who run in the world with their hair on fire. A heart song to girlhood."
- Lidia Yuknavitch
Upcoming Release January 2020
June Sylvester Saraceno’s The Girl from Yesterday excavates bloodlines, legacy, birthright, and dissolution with bravery and honesty. Saraceno's poems about her son, father, mother, and ultimately “the blue plate of marriage smashed,” transcend the ordinary and illuminate the human experience of love, loss, and redemption. These poems ultimately teach us about relationships, memory, liberation—and the resilient grace of a remarkable poet.
- Lee Herrick
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