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La otra Julia / The Other Julia

The short and intense life of Julia de Burgos as told by an author who shows us another side of the iconic Puerto Rican poet.

Winner of a John S. Guggenheim fellowship

The author has published a biography of the famous and controversial Julia de Burgos. She embarks on a book tour of different cities, attends presentations and gives talks, all while trying to keep her family afloat.

What begins as a simple assignment, to write about Julia, becomes an entry point to better understand the poet and her work, but also a framework for exploring the lives of other female Latin American writers, including the author’s own. Parallel interests and shared values as two Afro-Caribbean authors breaking into elite literary circles bridge the dialogue between the two voices.

This is the story of two women who find resistance and freedom in literature.

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