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Thrilled to be a part of this powerful anthology! Ruffles, Repair & Ritual, a celebration of 150 artist working in diverse mediums to honor the 150th anniversary of The Wedding Cake house in Providence, RI.

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                           Feliz de estar incluída en estas dos antologías sobre poesía caribeña

Excited to be a part of these two new projects! Resiliencia is an album by singer, activist, Taina Asili, it features one of my poems, Decir que no, to order: https://tainaasili.bandcamp.com/album/resiliencia Diez Dominicanas de Letras es un antología recopilada por la escritora Kianny Antigua, la puedes ordenar por Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/10-Dominicanas-Letras-Homenaje-Antología/dp/0578496143/ref=sr_1_fkmrnull_1?keywords=10+dominicanas+de+letras&qid=1556970196&s=gateway&sr=8-1-fkmrnull

Astral, is a confessional piece I shared last year in front of “The Wings”, a paper installation made by Helen Santana”;   as part of the Luna Loba Performance series, curated by Shey Rivera.   It has since morphed into an exploration of the concept of Divine Justice.   I come from a family of intensely creative women whose faith is unwavering.   I have often being caught in the intersection of faith and art.   Art as a way of healing and traveling through the dark times I have faced.   From the conception, the work of the artist starts with an idea so deeply rooted in our creative self, that only we can see it and believe in it. In that respect, to me, every work of art is a work of faith. The artist then becomes an executor of faith.   This picture was taken by the brilliant photographer, and friend Giovanni Savino, whose work and passion for his craft, I deeply admire.   As Giovanni understands it “We are just two people, with a wooden cam...

Tender Table event at Brown University's LGTBQ Center. A lovely night of storytelling around food and community, sharing space with my mami Agueda Villaman , Valerie Tutson, Sara Elise, pictures by Marianna McMurdock. Thanks Stacey Tran and Je-Shawna Wholley for your thoughtfulness.   www.tendertable.com

"Rituals of transformation on the Full Moon Sound, video, voice, body, spoken word, installation, dance performance. For this upcoming Luna Loba, we are invited to reflect on the moments in which we've been in danger, under attack, in grief; and how we've harnessed the power and strength to win the battle. To rise strong. The theme of this LUNA LOBA is VICTORY. Lets speak it into existence."  Themes: victory, battle, healing, power, justice, courage, regenerating, light. We've got two upcoming performance nights: Luna Loba IX: Victory part 1 // Sun, Nov 25 Luna Loba X: Victory part 2 // Sun, Dec 16 Sun, Nov 25 // Artists: Andrea Abi-Karam Carol Scavotto Corinne Wahlberg Eli Nixon Elizabeth Keiser Helen Santana K. Funmilayo Aileru Sasha Constanza-Chock Seth Tourjee Shey Rivera Stacey Tran Sussy Santana Yara Liceaga