Plantains and Our Becoming: Poems - Paperback
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Penguin Publishing GroupISBN-13:9780593471340ISBN-10:593471342UPC:9780593471340Book Category:PoetryBook Subcategory:American, Women Authors, Caribbean & Latin AmericanBook Topic:Hispanic & LatinoSize:8.00 x 5.20 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.3505Product ID:SC6WA3YWEN
Plantains and Our Becoming: Poems
A rousing, beautifully observed, and tender-hearted debut poetry collection about identity, culture, home, and belonging--for fans of Jasmine Mans and Fatimah Asghar "We, children of plátanos, always gotta learn to play in everyone else's backyard and somehow feel at home." Poet and musician Melania Luisa Marte opens PLAINTAINS AND OUR BECOMING by pointing out that Afro-Latina is not a word...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Penguin Publishing GroupISBN-13:9780593471340ISBN-10:593471342UPC:9780593471340Book Category:PoetryBook Subcategory:American, Women Authors, Caribbean & Latin AmericanBook Topic:Hispanic & LatinoSize:8.00 x 5.20 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.3505Product ID:SC6WA3YWEN
Melania Luisa Marte is a writer, poet, and musician from New York living between the Dominican Republic and Texas. Her viral poem "Afro-Latina" was featured by Instagram on their IG TV for National Poetry Month and has garnered over nine million views. Her work has also been featured by Ain't I Latina, AfroPunk, The Root, Teen Vogue, Telemundo, Remezcla, PopSugar, and elsewhere.
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