Recently, I submitted my first collection of poetry to Snowbound's Chapbook Competition. These poems were centered around the struggle most first-generation immigrants have in terms of identity as well as more personal themes of family and nostalgia. Below, you will find "The Island Within," "Nostalgia," and "Ways the Water Finds Us."
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I purchased a typewriter recently and, despite the inconsistency of its ink and the relative noise of its keys, it has become my favorite item. Below is the first poem I've penned in my vintage-tropical paradise, presented to you fully with white-out marks and handwritten add-ons.
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AuthorAlessandra Tatoy knows that the power of words is stronger than anything, coming from a country whose fight for independence was sparked by the works of an author sentenced to death of his words. You can find her articles, poetry, short stories, and other musings here. Archives
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