Coachella Elegy animals Look to the skies

Look to the skies

and the ache is stronger than ever

brilliant and Adonis-like with a mind for hustling

and deviance in Little Rot

Sophie scampers down a rabbit hole of music

Coachella Elegy animals Look to the skiesBy Christian Gullette Winner of the 2023 Trio Award, Christian Gullette's Coachella Elegy explores the queer promised lands and poolside utopias of the American West even as they are threatened by environmental destruction. With precision and clarity, Gullette's poems wander the desert landscape of California, reveling in its beauties and challenging its sacred myths. His speaker seamlessly transports us from a hospital room where his husband battles