Moriviví To have Died Yet Lived by Kamilah Mercedes Valentín Díaz apparel Her story has been published

Her story has been published multiple times in online media platforms such as Love What Matters

This is where she quickly learned that creating art serves grounding in the midst of chaos

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What an honor to close 2022 with our latest coffee table Alegría Magazine edition with none other than the iconic writer/poet Sandra Cisneros our ALEGRÍA cover artist

Virginia focused on her writing on poetry to document stories about the undocumented community in Los Angeles

Moriviví To have Died Yet Lived by Kamilah Mercedes Valentín Díaz apparel Her story has been publishedA moriviv is an actual thing, not a made up word. A moriviv is a plant which I became familiar with because it grows on mi islita del encanto. When touched it closes its leaves. Retracting into itself for protection. It also reacts in the same way at dusk. Like many Boricuas, growing up I would play with the moriviv, testing its instincts. I wonder if it ever got tired. I hope someone lets it rest. Much like the moriviv, I found myself closing up,