Confessions of a Chicana with a Broken Tongue

by Raquel Perez

Raquel Perez, also known as Rocky, was born and raised in the Pico Neighborhood of Santa Monica. This Chicana's poetry appears in Poet Speak Magazine. She recently self-published a book of poems touching on themes of language, intersecting identities, LGBTQ+, LA-based gentrification, heartbreak, loss, and more.

Confessions of a Chicana with a Broken Tongue takes us through an emotional roller coaster of the author's experiences with identity issues, social injustices, and heartbreak. This Chicana might have a broken tongue, but she uses her heart and poems to speak her truth.