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Melania Luisa Marte. Remember the name, because soon it may be difficult not to. The self-described weaver of words, culture shifter, and Earth-lover will release her first book of poetry, "Plantains and Our Becoming," on Aug. 22 through Penguin Random House. In the book, Marte beautifully describes how she pays homage to her Afro-Latinx roots. She brings these stories to the forefront to create a poetic revolution all her own.
"Through the exploration of themes like self-love, nationalism, displacement, generational trauma, and ancestral knowledge, this collection uproots stereotypes while creating a new joyous vision for Black identity and personhood."
"'Plantains and Our Becoming' looks at the identities and histories of the Dominican Republic and Haiti to celebrate and center the Black diasporic experience," Marte says. "Through the exploration of themes like self-love, nationalism, displacement, generational trauma, and ancestral knowledge, this collection uproots stereotypes while creating a new...
Melania Luisa Marte. Remember the name, because soon it may be difficult not to. The self-described weaver of words, culture shifter, and Earth-lover will release her first book of poetry, "Plantains and Our Becoming," on Aug. 22 through Penguin Random House. In the book, Marte beautifully describes how she pays homage to her Afro-Latinx roots. She brings these stories to the forefront to create a poetic revolution all her own.
"Through the exploration of themes like self-love, nationalism, displacement, generational trauma, and ancestral knowledge, this collection uproots stereotypes while creating a new joyous vision for Black identity and personhood."
"'Plantains and Our Becoming' looks at the identities and histories of the Dominican Republic and Haiti to celebrate and center the Black diasporic experience," Marte says. "Through the exploration of themes like self-love, nationalism, displacement, generational trauma, and ancestral knowledge, this collection uproots stereotypes while creating a new...
- 2/15/2023
- by Zayda Rivera
- Popsugar.com
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