Something Like Whole Fragments of Womanhood Wounds and Worth

In Something Like Whole Rivera pieces together the beautiful broken and ordinary moments that shape a life. From the early loss of her father to the raw edges of motherhood from mending her marriage to social anxiety and the wild freedom of her twenties spent abroad — these poems are a quiet reckoning with identity grief love and healing. Rivera writes with unflinching honesty and tenderness exploring what it means to lose parts of yourself and still keep growing. This is a debut that doesn’t search for perfection — only truth connection and the courage to become whole.