Joaquín Gavilano
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Joaquín Gavilano
@jjgavilano.bsky.social
PEN/Heim 2023 recipient | Artists360 recipient | Former Translation Editor at The Arkansas International | MFA in Creative Writing and Translation | Boliviano 🇧🇴
Here's a couple shots taken my my amazing wife, @hhtahir.bsky.social
November 24, 2024 at 8:07 PM
It took me a long time to finally accept that my main language is Spanglish and that there's nothing wrong with that. I communicate the best when I'm able to construct sentences with both set of languages.

It was incredibly freeing to not have to numb either half of this hybrid I speak.
November 24, 2024 at 8:06 PM
My gut says "true"

I can theorize something about Americans (even well meaning ones) fetishize exoticness (sensually and/or white saviory)
Or maybe a deep rooted idea that for something to be traditionally published in the US market, it has to be formulaic to a degree higher than other markets.
March 1, 2024 at 4:25 AM