Here to Stay: Poetry and Prose from the Undocumented Diaspora - Janine Joseph , Esther Lin, Marcelo Hernández Castillo

Written by Janine Joseph, Esther Lin, Marcelo Hernández Castillo
Read by Prentice Onayemi, Emana Rachelle, Sura Siu, Rasha Zamamiri, Victoria Villareal, Timothy Andrés Pabon, Gilli Messer, Keong Sim, Harvey Taylor, Youssif Kamal
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 64 Kbps
Unabridged

A lush tapestry of poetry and prose, Here to Stay is an invitation to engage with a new field of contemporary American poetry.

“I cannot separate my work from my undocumented identity.”—Aline Mello

From the indomitable writers and activists Janine Joseph, Esther Lin, and Marcelo Hernandez Castillo comes an anthology gathering some of the best work from currently and formerly undocumented poets, as well as poets from mixed status families from across the undocumented diaspora in America. Here to Stay is a collection of honest, searing, and evocative poems interspersed with short personal narratives. Deeply intimate, these works explore how to exist in the space between the familiar and the unknown, between the safety of silence and the desire to share. Highlighting the significant insights of undocumented poets, this brilliant compendium challenges misconceptions of what it means to live and write as an undocumented person in modern America.

Beautiful, poignant, and timely, this must-hear collection is a rich and essential new chapter in the ongoing story of the eclectic immigrant experience and the United States itself.

Length: 5 hrs and 21 mins
Release date: 09-03-24