We Have To — Blackbird Archive

← v20n1, Spring 2021

A poem about a mother's immigrant experience and complicated relationship to race and belonging in America.

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Alli Cruz’s poetry has appeared in DIALOGIST , Hobart , The Louisville Review , and The McNeese Review . She is a recent graduate of Stanford University, where she studied English and theater and performance studies. She currently resides in Orange County, CA. Photo by Morgan Canaan