Erika T Wurth (Indian Trains), Sheryl Luna (Pity the Drowned Horses) and Gabe Gomez (The Outer Bands) represent a fresh perspective notonly in ethnic writing, but in poetry. Rather than attach themselvesto a particular school of writing, their work is about people, and landscapes and works on more than a purely intellectual level. Although none of them would do well in a hallmark, all of them express themselves in ways that are new and unique but that still speak to people not just below the waist, but more importantly, below the neck.