A very quick yet satisfying read for lovers of speculative fiction and poetry. Featuring many clever, thought-provoking, and well-executed concepts, this collection of 50 short poems touches on a variety of classic science-fiction, horror, and speculative themes in the context of examining potential near and distant futures for humanity. As fans of those genres should expect, there is plenty of social commentary scattered throughout these works but it's all executed with a deft and thoughtful touch that made it all feel perfectly appropriate and reasonable, and not too heavy-handed or overdone. That's always a difficult line to walk and I'd say the author did so quite masterfully here.

It is worth noting that several of the poems are very brief, reading more like fragments or haiku but even most of these managed to make an interesting point or provide some form of emotional resonance despite their brevity. Among the longer efforts, there were a few obvious standouts that felt "just right" to me, which I'm sure will linger in my mind for years to come, but a few did leave me wanting a bit more. It could be argued that these may have been intentional, conscious attempts to provide the reader with aspects to ponder but the degree to which this was effective varied somewhat in my case.

Still, the overall reading experience was quite strong and worthwhile, and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend "Mexicans on the Moon" to anyone with the slightest interest in the aforementioned things that I believe it convincingly and impressively provides.