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Daughter de Borikén

Daughter de Borikén

A journey of searching for home, the author brings us poems reflecting on identity, colonization and cultura from her ancestral motherland.

2024

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How a Three-Week Trip to Tanzania Helped Me Find Home in Borikén

The journey connecting with my Puerto Rican ancestral roots continues

Jan 21

A tree, house, hill and sky

Jan 21

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‘Jajom’ is Our Indigenous Taíno Word for ‘Gracias’

Inglés is not our mother tongue Ni tampoco español yours ~ From the author’s poem, ‘Spanglish Pride’

Jun 18, 2024

‘Jajom’ is Our Indigenous Taíno Word for ‘Gracias’

Jun 18, 2024

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Do You Appropriate or Admire Other Cultures?

Without respect, there can be no appreciation.

Jun 6, 2023

Do You Appropriate or Admire Other Cultures?

Jun 6, 2023

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What This Journey Is Teaching Me About Regret

What about becoming a nurse or a secretary?

Jun 7, 2021

What This Journey Is Teaching Me About Regret

Jun 7, 2021

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My Beef With Benito (aka Bad Bunny)

He’s sleeping with the enemy

1d ago

Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, Bad Bunny, bling, Puerto Rican artist, smile

1d ago

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My Final Breath of Life

A reflection on home

5d ago

My Final Breath of Life

5d ago

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To The Entitled White Folks Who Want To Tell Us Latinx How We Should Identify

Use your privilege to help, not harm, us!

Nov 5

Latina, Latinx woman, smelling flowers, nature

Nov 5

The Beautiful Kindness of Strangers

And why I love Loíza so much

Nov 2

The Beautiful Kindness of Strangers

Nov 2

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The United States Has No Culture

And that’s just the beginning of its troubles

Oct 18

The United States Has No Culture

Oct 18

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Her Heartbeat Holds Mine

An ancestral healing

Oct 18

Her Heartbeat Holds Mine

Oct 18

Lola, La Revolution

Lola, La Revolution

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Because my Indigenous Taino + African ancestors knew I'd return home, to Borinquen. 🇵🇷 lo@lolaslines.com

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