Land of the Free, Home of the Tropical McMansion
I was born and raised in
MIA
305
Dade County
City of Kendall
Home of the peacock
& The mango
The conservative Cuban,
The orthodox greek
The jewish private school
The WASP barbecue
The midwestern snow bunny
Turned resident avocado expert
The white Puertorriqueño
Where you can see
The decorative royal palms
The man made lake
The US-1 traffic jam
The Publix liquor store
The Circle K
The cracked side walk
And featuring
The sleeping iguanas in the
Umbrella Trees
Miami Dade Kendall
Also known for
The manicured lawn
The manatee mailbox
The catholic churches
Apartment complexes
Full of immigrants
From anywhere and everywhere
The racket ball courts
The stripmalls
Preachers on milk crates
Homeless military vets
Stray cats
Road kill
Canal gators
Rattle snakes & water moccasins
Where the gringos speak spanglish
Land of the true American dream
P.C. Tavarez is a Cuban Dominican & American poet known for their evocative exploration of Latin Carribean culture, feminine performance and for their fresh, sharply cutting perspectives. Their debut collection, That’s Not Love, That’s a Live Grenade (2021), delves into experiences growing up in Miami, FL. Their second poetry collection, Love In Winter, Alive in Spring (2024), features 20 years of love poems. They are currently working on 2 collections of poetry. Through their work, P.C. Tavarez invites audiences to confront their shadow selves, to laugh, to weep and to find strength in the surrealist landscape of human emotion.
