Author

Valentina Cano 3 posts 0 comments

Valentina Cano is a student of classical singing who spends whatever free time she has either reading or writing. Her works have appeared in numerous publications and her poetry has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize and Best of the Web. Her debut novel, The Rose Master, was published in 2014.

Poetry

Anorexia and I Shake Hands | poetry

Valentina Cano Sep 17, 2014 0

Anorexia and I Shake Hands I woke up dead that morning. Skin peeling in strips like wet paper, spider clumps of hair strewn throughout my bed. I felt my bones crumble like antacids, my organs turning to pulp. A mind…

Poetry

A Childhood Jigsaw Puzzle | poem

Valentina Cano Sep 10, 2014 0

A Childhood Jigsaw Puzzle I worked from the outside in. Pieces of yellow sand slashed to a sudden drop, eggshell blue scorched by a paper sun. Inside pieces next, the one with the eyelash drawn like an accent, a lilting…

Poetry

For Two, Gone

Valentina Cano Sep 4, 2014 0

For Two, Gone —for S. and D. Your weight is a phantom pulse against my side. The two of you translucent, like dried flowers pressed in a book and the more I touch you, the more pieces that crumble away.