Plantains and Our Becoming: Poems

by Melania Luisa Marte

Book Overview

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 pl?tanos, 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 recognized by the dictionary...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0593471342
• ISBN13: 9780593471340
• Release Date: August 2023
• Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.2" x 8.0"