OTRO/PATRIA

At a time in America where differences continue to further divide communities OTRO/PATRIA attempts to explore how we find a shared experience. Unapologetic in its celebration of self the author challenges the reader to see their own identity in others. As an immigrant that grew up with a blended experience it is only because of strong sense of a patriotism that the desire for unity and acceptance is so prevalent in this work. It's 2019 and we're still questioning a vision of America that neither warmly regards the other nor lives its ideals of patriotism. Chibbi provides a refreshing and entertaining voice to these questions carrying readers across multiple fronteras of identity personhood family love and country. Chibbi fought each word of OTRO/PATRIA over and over again and gave this collection the critical attention of a patriot. Christopher Rooster Martinez President Write Art Out MFA in Creative Writing and Social Justice