• Home
    • The Book
    • Reviews
    • Interviews
    • Discussion Questions
  • About
    • Stories
    • Poems
  • Blog
  • Contact
Menu

Marlena Maduro Baraf

Street Address
City, State, Zip
Phone Number

Your Custom Text Here

Marlena Maduro Baraf

  • Home
  • Memoir
    • The Book
    • Reviews
    • Interviews
    • Discussion Questions
  • About
  • Writings
    • Stories
    • Poems
  • Blog
  • Contact

What is Home?

November 11, 2021 Marlena Maduro Baraf

On the street we pass an aged pickup truck. The driver holding a loudspeaker to his mouth causes a rhythmic drone: “Scrap metals, chatarras, bronze, cobre, hierro viejo, lavadoras, secadoras, aires acondicionados dañados. Two young men ride in the open back to accommodate the scrap air conditioners, washers, dryers, and miscellany. This is the only music I hear on this visit. These sounds, too, are home.

Read more
In Families, Panama Tags Papaya, Panama, Panama City, Home; Families; Mourning
9 Comments

Author  |  Memoir  |  Blog | Contact

Get articles In Your Inbox

Subscribe on Substack

© Copyright Marlena Maduro Baraf. All rights reserved.