Dearest

by Iris De Anda

daughters of the desert
drowning in despair
dozens disappear
daydreams dissolve
desolate world in denial
dawn breaks to dusk
denouncing death
demanding life
dream on daughters...

ESCRITORES POR CUIDAD JUAREZ has designated September 1, 2012, as international "Juárez Day." Writers from all over the world (135 cities from 25 countries and 4 different continents) came together in their perspective cities to host a poetry reading.