Plantains and Our Becoming Format:Paperback As the city assails him

As the city assails him with a jumble of memories

Maddie seizes the chance to move out of the family home and finally start living

but finds no comfort from her distant father and stepmother Modupe

Madi finds something—well

But as the heir to the Montague family

Plantains and Our Becoming Format:Paperback As the city assails himA rousing, beautifully observed, and tender hearted debut poetry collection about identity, culture, home, and belongingfor fans of Jasmine Mans and Fatimah Asghar We, children of pltanos, always gotta learn to play in everyone elses backyard and somehow feel at home. Poet and musician Melania Luisa Marte opens PLAINTAINS AND OUR BECOMING by pointing out that Afro Latina is not a word recognized by the dictionary. But the dictionary is far from a