To the River We Are Migrants

To the River We Are Migrants is Ayendy Bonifacios debut collection. In this nostalgic volume the image of the river carries us to and away from home. The river is a timeline that harkens back to Bonifacios childhood in the Dominican Republic and ends with the sudden passing of his father.Through panoramic and time-bending gazes To the River We Are Migrants leads us through the rural foothills of Bonifacios birthplace to the streets of East New York Brooklyn. These lyrical poems using both English and Spanish illuminate childhood visions and memories and in doing so help us better understand what it means to be a migrant in these turbulent times.