From Cuba to Appalachia - A Life in Poems and Essays

How can a young woman, immigrated from Cuba, find love and meaning in the mountains of eastern Kentucky? Marta Miranda Straub calls herself a “Cubalachian” - originally from Cuba who found her second home in Appalachia. Her book, “Cradled by Skeletons: A Life in Poems and Essays,” is full of passion, positivity and honesty about the challenges she has faced during her life, all while championing social justice.With poems like “How to Eat a Pomegranate” and essays like “The Politics of Liberation,” she will challenge your assumptions. Her Turn reporter Arlene Zaucha recently spoke with her. Graphic Courtesy of Marta Miranda Straub