Mango
Where did Martes get her mangoes from?
Her grandmother's garden.
What country is Martes from?
Dominican Republic
(Blank) like most sacred things do not know borders.
Platanos
How many mangoes did Martes have in her bag?
3 mangoes
Besides being a writer and poet, what else is Melania Luisa Marte known for?
A musician
Tells me this is the price I must pay for my own (Blank)
Freedom
What did the man who stopped her look like?
White Latinx TSA agent
What year was "Plantains and Our Becomings" written in?
2023
you hold (blank) in the palms of your hands
history
"I don't tell him that this mango has helped nourish a home out of many shamed bodies, a dysmorphia of scattered features...I don't tell him that he is building a wall on my childhood and that this is a souvenir from a tiny paradise."
What is her viral poem called?
"Afro-Latina"
to mash plantains is to (blank)
remember
What is the origin of the mango?
Marte begins her "Smuggling a Mango is Hard" text with this context.
The mango is native to southern Asia. It spread early on to Malaysia, eastern Asia and eastern Africa.
What was she featured in for IGTV?
National Poetry month
In the beginning, there was (blank), and (blank), and (blank) and no one had to die to come (blank)
light, love, land, home