William Archila’s first two collections The Art of Exile (Bilingual Review Press, 2009) and The Gravedigger’s Archaeology (Red Hen Press, 2015), each, in their own way, translate the U.S. immigrant experience through a kaleidoscope of jazz riffs, blues, poets, painters, and mythology. Both books are monuments commemorating what is both lost and gained, remembered and transformed in conflicts like the Salvadoran Civil War. They are also a testament to Archila’s prowess as a strong and freshly minted voice among the greats of Latine Poetry. His newest publication, Canícula/Dog Days, combines selected poems from both collections into a new bilingual introduction for both Spanish and English readers alike.