Names Above Houses by Oliver de la Paz

In Names Above Houses by Oliver de la Paz, we are introduced to Fidelito, a Filipino boy and his family.  The book explores the experience of a Filipino family moving to San Francisco and the obstacles they must face.  It is told mostly in prose poems with magical realism.  The poems feel like fairy tales, intertwining animals, faith, myths, cultures and religions to show us the view point of a child and a difficult thing.  Fidelito is obsessed with flying, symbolized by wings on his back (real or imagined), airplanes, and his constant obsession with the sky. 

You can learn more about the poet here: https://www.oliverdelapaz.com/

buy it here: https://www.amazon.com/Names-Above-Houses-Orchard-Poetry/dp/0809323826

and read more here: http://www.fishousepoems.org/school-years/
and here: http://www.fishousepoems.org/fidelito-takes-flight-up-a-ladder/