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Rios evokes the mysterious and unexpected forces that dwell inside the familiar.The Washington PostRos delivers another stunning book of poems, rich in impeccable metaphors, that revel in the ordinariness of morning coffee and the crackle of thunderous desert storms. In one sonnet, Ros addresses injustice in the borderlands, capturing with mathematical precision the everyday struggles that many migrants faceThe border is an equation in search of an equals sign. A series of sonnets about desert flora abounds with fantastic, magical imageryBougainvilleas do not bloomthey bleed and Apricots are eggs laid in trees by invisible golden hens. Likewise, Ross bestiary sonnets overflow with inimitable similes, worthy of a book unto themselvesMinnows are where a rivers leg has fallen asleep and Gnats are sneezes still flying around.