Declassified: Mariela Griffor

Declassified is an enigmatic, at times erotic, often passionate exploration of relationships and politics, finding their shared tropes of deception, subterfuge, and even espionage. The poems move between a Chilean revolutionary and a 'Her' based in the American Midwest of today. Ultimately, the book's focus is on love - between husbands and wives, friends, and a mother and her daughter - and how, in challenging times, only the strongest bonds resist decay.