Return Against the Flow

<p><span style=color: rgba(34 34 34 1)>Return Against the Flow by Susana Praver-Pérez is a memoir-in-verse that travels back and forth between Puerto Rico and its diaspora much like the island's pattern of circular migration over the years. Reflecting her personal journey across geographies and languages Susana's poems move between English and Spanish and capture the tempo of ambient sounds such as drumbeats of bomba or a black-plumed chango chirping at dawn. She unflinchingly explores the daily struggles Puerto Rico faces while exuberantly celebrating the island's culture its peoples and the concept of return. This is a voyage via words the reader will remember long after turning the last page.</span></p>