POEM

Almost Evenly Divided

by Emma Suárez-Báez
My life
almost evenly divided
17½ years Puertorican
20½ years New Yorker
5 I’ve lost
a land that felt mine
flamboyanes, canarias
going to the bank con papi
learning to cook like mami
10 las parrandas
the sun that warms up the chickens
el campo en Lajas
mi prima Adira
la vida lenta
15 ser mujer puertorriqueña
ser mujer puertorriqueña
Almost evenly divided
but half lost
Critical Viewing: Character In what ways does the person in the painting seem similar to the speaker of the poem?

Critical Viewing: Character In what ways does the person in the painting seem similar to the speaker of the poem?

Small Echo, 2004, Graham Dean. Watercolor on paper, Private Collection.