Blog Day #N We Become People Again LRR, April 15, 2020February 8, 2025 By Esther Santiago It’s the second time this week I wake up thinking it’s Sunday, but it’s not. It’s almost a month now since I’ve been back home in quarantine, and many days feel like they’re meshing into one. We’re all adjusting to our new routines of staying home and… Continue Reading
My Voice is like Bomba Gabriela García Sánchez LRR, April 11, 2017February 8, 2025 Writing, music, art, and dance all have one thing in common–voice. No matter the art form, the creator laces his or her own voice into the work. In Eleanor Parker Sapa’s blog, Finding Your Unique Writing Voice, Sapa defines voice as “the unique way by which we see, experience, and… Continue Reading
A Poetry Sancocho By: Gabriela García Sánchez LRR, March 8, 2017February 8, 2025 Sancocho is a stew from Puerto Rico—there are variations of this stew throughout the Caribbean—that dates back to when the Spaniards originally brought African slaves to the island. Since that time, it has been passed down from generation to generation before landing on my table. The integrity of this recipe has… Continue Reading