Descendant

The child of both the Jewish and Puerto Rican diasporas, Romeo Romero writes themself a place to exist in their first collection of poetry. As a mixed race, mixed class, and mixed gender person, they have learned to forge belonging beyond the binaries that structure so much of the western world. Here you’ll find the writings of a historically displaced person uncovering/growing/watering roots within their own body and spirit, because it’s the only place they’ve got left.

descendant is a gift, for my ancestors, to heal the wounds they could not.

descendant is an inheritance, for my descendants, to find belonging and resonance in their struggle.

descendant is a relief, for myself, to give up the responsibility of being the only harbor for these truths.

descendant is an offering, for the readers, to always remember that we are not alone.