what am I reading, who am I reading, the words floating through my mouth, and eyes. The writers who help me find words when I do not know what or how to say.

Title has been taken and inspired from the book.

Monteflores, Carmen De. Singing Softly= Cantando Bajito. Aunt Lute Books, 1989.

Levins Morales, Aurora. Medicine Stories : Essays for Radicals. Duke University Press, 2019.

Ocean Vuong. On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous. Penguin Books, 2019.

Salt, Sucking. Take Care. Justice Press, 2024

Flores, Juan. From Bomba to Hip-Hop: Puerto Rican Culture and Latino Identity. New York Columbia University Press, 2000.

Morales, Ed. Fantasy Island: Colonialism, Exploitation, and the Betrayal of Puerto Rico. New York, Bold Type Books, 2019.

A sketchbook, blog, archive to share the research, references, materials, stories, ideas, and feelings I am working with while preparing for my graduation work at Sandberg Institute Fine Art Department.

García, Elizabeth. Healing Memories : Puerto Rican Women’s Literature in the United States. Pittsburgh, Pa., University Of Pittsburgh Press, 2018.

Capo, Bobby. Soñando Con Puerto Rico. Gema Records, 1970, Link

Zephaniah, Benjamin. Talking Turkeys. Penguin UK, 3 Aug. 1995.

chuwi. Durmiendo. 23 Mar. 2024, Link