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Reverse Commute
In late 2014, LA-based Silver Birch Press published “Ides,” an anthology of fifteen poetry chapbooks.
Ana María Caballero’s chapbook “Reverse Commute” was included among the fifteen.
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Casualty
Soft landings and quick bites
Tragedy at sushi siam
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/Cuts
/Cuts, Caballero’s first novel, won Texas Review Press’ Clay Reynolds Novella Prize and is forthcoming in November of 2026.
Material
Material, Caballero’s seventh book, received Trio House Press’ Editors Selection in Poetry Prize and is forthcoming via this press on May 15, 2026. This book, about the way experience cuts as it sculpts, is a work with nowhere to hide.
Tra domenica e domenica
Edizioni Ensemble, Italy’s only poetry-dedicated press, translated Caballero’s book Entre domingo y domingo in 2025, releasing it as part of their acclaimed Fatto umano series.
The Wish
The Wish is a book that contains one single poem titled, “The Wish,” printed 197 times in its pages. When taken as integers, the digits in 197 add up eventually to 8, a number that represents abundance.
Mammal
Caballero's MAMMAL is a poetry collection that probes how the inescapable rhythms of our physicality govern our emotional hungers. MAMMAL gives voice to what is left unsaid in that all-important space of the home. Forthcoming in 2024 via Steel Toe Books.
Tryst
Tryst is Ana María Caballero’s first digital book, a collection of three arresting and poetic short stories, each with a one-of-a-kind generative cover. Caballero presents her book as a digitally native art piece and as a virtual gathering place in partnership with web3 publishing house Alexandria.
Entre domingo y domingo
Entre domingo y domingo gathers the poems Caballero wrote during her twenties, while living in Bogotá. This collection received Colombia’s José Manuel Arango National Poetry Prize, making her the first woman to win this honor. It was also awarded second prize in the nationwide Ediciones Embalaje Prize.