Mi'ja

Mi'ja is a new voice for old wounds, a time machine we are all invited to enter to reclaim the genius of our youth, an opportunity to revisit the loneliness and wonder of things we could see and understand only as children. At once heartbreaking and hilarious, Mi'ja chronicles the first nineteen years of the life of poet laureate, acclaimed playwright, and educator Magdalena Gómez-a life not meant for a child, nor is this book. It is fairytales and bestiaries in ceiling cracks, mythologies on the fire escape, realities of how the smallest acts of kindness can conquer despair. This book will reward you with revelations and celebrations of your own life, it may help you remember or perhaps even discover your truest, most honest self.