Of the Earth is an intimate collection of poetry and ink illustrations that explores the human condition in all its complexity. Poet Andres Salazar crafts a visual and textual journey through themes of connection, isolation, mortality, and transcendence.Each poem is paired with a striking minimalist illustration, creating a dialogue between word and image that resonates beyond the page. Salazar's sparse yet evocative language examines the tension between our physical limitations and spiritual yearnings:"We are the angels / Of the Earth / We are the flesh / And the blood"Drawing inspiration from diverse philosophical and spiritual traditions, from Hermann Hesse's Siddhartha to the Bhagavad Gita, Salazar's work asks profound questions about consciousness, belonging, and what it means to fully inhabit our humanity. His illustrations—rendered in delicate, precise black lines—capture bodies that are simultaneously fragile and resilient, broken and whole.Of the Earth speaks to anyone who has ever felt the weight of existence, the ache of separation, or glimpsed, however briefly, the possibility of connection to something greater than themselves. In a world increasingly mediated by technology, Salazar's work returns us to fundamental truths about what it means to be embodied beings in a vast universe—reminding us that we are, ultimately, of the earth.