2. 1. Sparks. Commentary on the $72 Billion Debt: A Short History of Puerto Rico -- Querido Caribe (Spanish) -- Querido Caribe (English) -- Maria -- After the Storm: A Sonata in the Key of C Minor -- Picture This -- Poeta en San Juan -- Ode to Titf -- How to Keep Cool After a Hurricane Knocks Out the Power -- Return: Against the Flow -- Better Homes & Gardens: Puerto Rico Edition, January 2019 -- Water View House for Sale -- Castles in the Air -- Cleaning House -- Cartography of the Caribbean -- 2. AFUERA -- Unaccompanied Minors: For Those Who Have Forgotten -- Song of Refuge -- Persimmon -- Something from Nothing -- Nightmares -- Mistaken Identity: Facebook Pegged Me Wrong -- Sancocho -- Behind the Eight Ball -- Pigeonholes -- What Makes a Four Year Old Think She is Too Brown and Curly -- No, I'm not the Maid, and Other Microaggressions -- Decolonize Your Mind -- Bendecida -- Names -- Changing Horses Midstream -- Damage: A Love Story -- La Importancia de la Gramatica y la Ortografia en el Amor -- Sunday Sound Scape -- The Science of Pleasure -- Beauty's Cage -- He/El -- Treasure -- Eastside Sidekick -- Unfiltered -- Hoisting Anchor -- Pendulum -- Rio -- Confection -- The Science of Tears -- Aviso -- Easter Tears -- Just Breathe -- All We Need is Love (and a New, Anti-Racist Praxis) -- Love in the Time of COVID -- Stuck in the Time of COVID -- The Cobbler Has No Shoes -- Grounded -- The Night That Lupe Died -- Black Sandals -- I Turn to Prayer -- Orange -- Aqui Se Habla Espanol -- On a Mission -- Through the Alley -- Sparks.
Summary:
"A time capsule of the five-year period from 2016 to 2021, captured in poetry filled with mesmerizing cadence and powerful imagery. Upon opening, be prepared to witness the anguish brought by Hurricane María and the damage caused by colonialism, COVID-19, racism, and other injustices. But within, you will also find the gifts of romantic and familial love and the tenderness of a grandmother's hands. This book weaves a wide range of subjects into a lyrical tapestry wrapped in hope." -- provided by publisher.
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