Agridulce: poetry and prose
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Lo Agrio
We often suppress negative feelings because we are afraid of othersβ reactions, or afraid of facing our own darkness. We forget that these emotions can also teach us lessons, reshape our perspectives, and allow us to tap into our most vulnerable selves. As we experience pain, loss, anger, and heartache, we are also experiencing life. Once we learn to accept these emotions, we will be able to embark on a more meaningful personal journey.
Lo Dulce
At times, pain can come from love, just like love can come from pain. This chapter starts with finding inner peace by experiencing different forms of loveβnot just a love connection with someone else, but a love connection with ourselves. It represents a journey of self-acceptance and healing that leads towards opening ourselves to love, sexuality, and self-confidence.
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Dhayana Alejandrina is a poet, storyteller, essayist, and writing mentor from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. She performed her initial open mic in Okinawa, Japan, where she resided for four years. Her literary work scours inner growth, devotion, culture, and spiritual healing. The Dominican Writers Association, Al DΓa Newspaper, UNESCO MGIEP, Penguin India Publishing, and many others have published her. In 2021, Dhayana published her first collection of variant prose and poetry, Agridulce, which shines the light on the importance of acknowledging our emotions and experiences as a path to self-awareness and discovery.
To learn more about Dominican writer Dhayana Alejandrina, visit her website https://dhayana-alejandrina.
