Luisa Aparisi-França…somewhat of a prologue

 

“…integrity.

 It is, by far, the thing I'm most concerned about. I often explore intersection and how mine are linked to privilege through the textual use of italics (when using other languages) and through structure. It's normally seen as othering when languages other than English are italicized in text, but I use it as a method of separation. Who I am and how I was raised is not something that is visible to most, and there's a clear disconnect in how I'm perceived, which I think is most accurately reflected, in my case, with the use of italics.

“Luisa Aparisi-França is a queer, non-binary Latinx writer from Miami, FL currently living in Georgia. Her pronouns are she/they. “I use she and they based on how distant or close I feel to something. I'll use they when referring to something I've cut ties with, or people/things that no longer serve me. It is linked to self-protection as it is to identity. In moments of intense joy or hurt, I tend to use she, since it's more accessible and familiar. I'm she when taken off guard or delighted. They when trying to be matter of fact or impartial. Luisa also identifies as a demigirl. Coming from a family that is Spanish and Brazilian, being raised in the US was a huge culture shock to the collectivist values they were taught. As a third culture kid, and someone who, for the most part, slides in and out of confines, {Luisa} seeks to use language as a way of bridging divides. Her poems explore transitions, transformations, community, deconstruction, family, love, obligation, and the spaces we constantly create with each decision and interaction.

 

Luisa Aparisi-França

Aparisi-França’s poems will be in the fall/winter 2022 issue of aaduna

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