If you’ve never seen a desert, I mean, a real desert, you’d think the sand looks like murky brown water r…
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Elise Swanson Ochoa
Elise Swanson Ochoa’s work is forthcoming in Los Angeles Poets for Justice. She holds a BA in Spanish and linguistics from UCLA and a Doctor of Optometry degree from Southern California College of Optometry. Elise is an optometrist for a multi-specialty clinic serving the farmworkers of rural Ventura County. She currently attends Creative Writing courses through UCLA Extension.