Books

A welcoming of wounds, a suture for scars.

Broken, But Holding: Healing Through Verse is a powerhouse collection of poems that cuts like a blade and soothes like a salve. 

In her debut poetry collection, Annalicia Aguilar tells a story about her family's lineage, growing up, facing betrayal, and the gradual mending of the human spirit.

From humble beginnings in the small town of Victoria, Texas, near the Gulf of Mexico, to the star-studded streets of Hollywood, Annalicia Aguilar weaves gut punching performance poetry to vulnerable haikus on the page to highlight the gratitude we have for the ones who have came before us, the rage and grief we feel from trauma and betrayal, the hope and forgiveness we give when we start to mend ourselves, and the resilience we forge when we continue to push on.

Broken, But Holding is a heartwarming and harrowing exploration of trauma, heartbreak, and chronic illness.