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  • 15 Ways of Looking at a Latina
  • Michelle Lizet Flores (bio)

They call us Arcelia    Treasure; altar of heavenThey call us Diosdada    Determined; God givenThey call us Olga    Light; holyThey call us Ester    Star; myrtle leafThey call us Xiomara    Ba~ le ready; famous in warThey call us Carmen    Song; gardenThey call us Milagros    Miracles; marvelsThey call us muchacha    Girl; maidThey call us guapa    Beautiful; boldThey call us chonga    Working class; sexually and emotionally expressiveThey call us mami    Mother; sexyThey call us pendeja    Vulgar; idiotThey call us peluda    Swarthy; hairyThey call us puta    Prostitute; slutThey call us Latina    Only if we are the right shade of brown. [End Page 188]

Michelle Lizet Flores

Michelle Lizet Flores~ is a graduate of FSU and NYU creative writing programs. Her work has been published in magazines and journals such as ˚ e Miami RailFreezeRay Poetry, and˚Travel Latina. Her first chapbook, Cuentos ˛ om the Swamp, is forthcoming from Finishing Line Press.

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