Jennifer Givhan’s ‘Salt Bones’ addresses the silence around missing women

Erik Pedersen, The Orange County Register

Jennifer Givhan, a Mexican American and Indigenous poet and novelist, grew up in Southern California’s Imperial Valley. She holds a Master’s degree from California State University, Fullerton, and a Master’s in Fine Arts from Warren Wilson College, and she’s been the recipient of poetry fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and PEN/Rosenthal Emerging Voices, among others.

Her work has appeared in The New Republic, The Nation, Poetry, The Rumpus, Ploughshares, and more. “Salt Bones” is her latest book .

Q. Please tell readers about your new book, “Salt Bones.”

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