Postcards from Uruguay, and a few connecting flights. With love, Profé
Postcards from Uruguay is an adaptation from the Blog prompt for my Santa Monica College students of English 57, Latin American Literature.
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Cecilia Martinez-Gil
Nov 1, 20204 min read
MAP - The Making of Liam Whelan's Irish Lullaby. A Cartography of a Heritage.
Liam remembered the very first time that his Máthair Chríona sang the lullaby for him when he was a child, and an old ache squeezed his gut.
Cecilia Martinez-Gil
Nov 1, 20201 min read
MAP - The Making of Rain with Sun - Brook's Poetic Ecosystems.
Liam stared at Brook—their shape was blurred by his teary eyes. Amber light filtered through the treetops of Sequoias and Redwoods.
Cecilia Martinez-Gil
Oct 18, 20199 min read
The Making of "Realization": Merging Time, Place & Being Towards Resilience
Today, I find inspiration in the shape of a scar. I imagine that polka dots of blood can be read like musical notes spilling sounds.
Cecilia Martinez-Gil
Sep 21, 20196 min read
A Place-Based Poem about Weather Report
Gale warning forecast by Mr. Jaco Pastorius--he is whirlpooling his rapid tornado, ripping the frets into splits and chunks of music.
Cecilia Martinez-Gil
Aug 28, 20193 min read
“Ekphrasis of Cassandra’s Vow of Love.”
I had thought that uncertainty and despair were the gradients of my life before I’d known about this flower growing inside me.
Cecilia Martinez-Gil
Aug 28, 20195 min read
“Lily’s Dance at The Spinoff”
She wore pink stilettos. Her steps towards the stage were sensual, following the cry of mating, the howling of Beck’s guitar.
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