Todo Revoluciona

By Angelica Mercado

To exist in the borderlands is to live between worlds. My life, identity, language, and sense of belonging have been shaped by movement between countries, cultures, expectations, and histories. At times, those intersections make me feel whole; at others, they leave me questioning where I belong. Todo Revoluciona emerges from that tension, exploring not only the personal search for selfhood but also the social and political forces that shape it.

Through poetry rooted in memory, migration, womanhood, family, and cultural inheritance, this collection examines the ways larger systems-patriarchy, racism, anti-immigrant rhetoric, economic inequality, and other structures of power-become deeply personal. These poems ask what it means to carry the dreams, sacrifices, and unfinished stories of those who came before us while imagining a future for ourselves.

At its heart, Todo Revoluciona is a book about becoming. It speaks to those who live in the in-between: between languages, identities, generations, and places. It honors the resilience required to navigate those spaces while refusing to romanticize the struggles they contain. For anyone searching for home, dignity, or belonging, these poems offer recognition, solidarity, and the reminder that none of us make that journey alone.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0578475650
• ISBN13: 9780578475653
• Release Date: March 2019
• Publisher: Angelica Mercado
• Length: 86 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.0" x 8.0"