A Birth Story
Birth after The Second Coming by William Butler Yeats by: rubi g. The center cannot hold when a child is ready to be born. There are...
rubi g.
poet & writer
"The simple things are also the most extraordinary things, and only the wise can see them" -Paulo Coelho
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who is rubi g.?
Lisa “rubi g.” Ventura is a Washington Heights bred Afro-Latina poet, born to Dominican parents. Lisa is a creative nonfiction writer who's been documenting her life stories in diaries since the age of 9. Lisa is a happily married, mother of two boys, who is returning to herself and her craft. Her passions include reading, writing, and practicing yoga.
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introspection amidst the chaos
Upon arriving home from my one day at the office and after absorbing the blasphemy of what transpired at our nation's capital yesterday,...
i am bliss (after yoga)
The first time I stumbled upon yoga was during my freshman year in High School. I attended a portfolio based alternative school that...
Pockets of Joy
Parenting is hard period. But parenting during a pandemic, while also trying to work from home, is a different kind of monster. It is...
i am afro-latina
In 2007, I learned about Albany University's Study Abroad program in the Dominican Republic. Instantly, something sparked and I knew I...
i am thirty-fly
Hello Lisa, You’re 35 now. Can you believe that? 35. What a beautiful thing. To be grateful for making it this long on this earth. For...
i am enough
It’s so difficult for me to understand, accept, and remember that I am where I need to be. So many times I vow to surrender and I cannot...
i am
My journey as a writer officially began on January 22, 1996, as indicated by my very first diary entry. A pink, floral, hardcover...
i am daring
dare to bare it all dare to stare in his eyes dare to wear it all on the outside dare to dare without being scared dare for he’s not...
i am still
be still. be still- by moving rapidly the calling will not come any faster be still. rest. do nothing. just be. breathe deep. there’s...
it is time
I needed to start. I was forced to begin somewhere because it was eating at my soul. For a very long time, I kept hiding in self-help...
i am curly beautiful
My mother-in-law is not fond of my pajon. Oftentimes, sliding in snarky comments like, “No te ofenda, pero te ves mas linda con el pelo...
i am queen
“Trust in what you love, continue to do it, and it will take you where you need to go”. And don’t worry too much about security. You will...
