40 feet down

40 Feet Down is the third book of poetry and memoir centered along the Mississippi River in Pepin, Wisconsin by artist/poet/activist/visionary dougie padilla. New York University’s Latinx Project, a national online center for Latinx culture and academics has selected Dougie Padilla’s book, 40 feet down, in its annual “La Treintena” (“The Thirty”) list of the best Latinx books of poetry for 2025. https://www.latinxproject.nyu.edu/intervenxions/la-treintena-2025 On 40 Feet Down: "These poems are absolutely wonderful to read, ripping along suffused with well digested lit references and cany wisdom which NOBODY ever thought would be said of Dougie Padilla Bad Boy." - Jim Lenfestey, author of Seeking the Cave, A Pilgrimage to Cold Mountain and Into the Goodhue County Jail From "this morning my hands are made of light": "so i am passing on my knowledge of water, / i am passing water thru my hands, passing / my hands through angels, passing / my hands thru angels. / this morning my hands are made of light. / and light is water.