Cecilia Savala
Form
Form (v) to create, manipulate, to make with one's own hands. To
frame, to assemble: to form an opinion. To form a sentence. Individual
parts combined to make a whole. To form a more perfect union. Form:
(n) a shapely silhouette, all the right curves, the outline of a woman. In
1387 AD: a banquet, a feast: food rent. As structure: Correct. Approved.
Repetitive. Form, as in formative, formal, formula. Formic acid, as
chloroform, nitroform. In 1325, land to be cultivated or leased out. Now,
farm. Form: according to the rules, to be distinguished by clear pattern.
Sonnets. Ballads. Odes. Form: strict, a form letter, perfect practice
makes perfect form. A statue. A skeleton. For best results.
Bio
Cecilia Savala (she/her) is a Shrek-obsessed Latinx poet, teacher, and mom who writes about gender, body image, generational trauma, and cultural detachment 1200 miles from home. She is a morning person, a cat person, a creative writing teacher at ASU, and the Virginia G. Piper Fellowin-Residence. Her work can be found in Acentos Review, the Boiler, and Poetry South, among others. Follow Cecilia at @cecsav on Instagram.