The Santa Ana Poem of the Week is “State of Mind” by Trevor Magaña

The Santa Ana Literary Association will be presenting a new poem by a local poet every week this year. This week’s poem is “State of Mind” by Trevor Magaña.

State of Mind

By: Trevor Magaña

The crystallization of

the Mind is nearly complete.

All reaches of experience possible,

uploaded and preserved.

For the future—

a shiny token of what was felt,

was achieved,

forgotten by many or all.

It felt so important, to us.

It will be as it was,

suspended in its completion.

Our history and memories

expanding surely,

stable and fragile,

and all we could hope for.

Trevor Magaña is a multidisciplinary artist from Costa Mesa/Santa Ana. He is primarily a musician, music producer, and songwriter. However, he has filled numerous notebooks over the years with poems, musings, and shorthand work. He has a love for writing and, when opportunity permits, will continue to engage with the literary world. He recently released a new album, which you find here: https://pacificplaza.bandcamp.com/album/earth-boy-advance.

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Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.
Art Pedroza

Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

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