Patrick Cabello Hansel is the author of the poetry collection The Devouring Land. He has published poems and prose in over 55 journals, including Hawaii Pacific Review, Ilanot Review, Lunch Ticket, and Ash and Bones. He has received awards from the Loft Literary Center and Minnesota State Arts Board, and his poem “Quitting Time” was nominated for a Pushcart Prize. He is the editor of The Phoenix of Phillips, a literary journal for and by the people of the most diverse neighborhood in Minneapolis. A pastor of a bilingual church in south Minneapolis, Hansel integrates art with justice, greening, and spirit.