"I feel that self promotion of one's misfortunes for gain is highly deplorable and a treason to the self."

"I have always thought that my poetry is a reflection of my life in all its many capacities."

"My first collection: Una puertorriqueña en Penna came out of those years and the racism I experienced while being a g…"

"The chapbook was published in Puerto Rico as a gift to Nemir, my muse at that time (2008/2009); a woman I truly love."

"I have been a Pariah in academia but to all those who sought my destruction I always had one answer: "I'm Still Stand…"

"What I needed to verbalize is the fact that I am, among many other things, a Lesbian. Second, I wanted to communicate…"

"I had long ago found courage in Audre Lorde's Sister Outsider when she says: “I find I am constantly being encouraged…"

"This book is an answer to Cherrie Moraga's valiant Loving In The War Years."

"The collection is also a question: who is Margarita? Margarita is an intoxicating drink, a flower back home in Puerto…"

"What I have seen as it deals with mental health in this country has made me believe in a need for advocacy towards a …"