The Rising Phoenix Review posted: " Heart of an immigrant What holds the heart of an immigrant togetherso that it doesn't burstfrom anger?Or freezeto death? It's wrappedwith miles of telephone linesStitchedwith underwater fiberoptic cablesPumpedwith white contrails soaring across the" The Rising Phoenix Review Read on blog or reader Heart of an immigrant By Juan Carlos Hugues The Rising Phoenix Review Jan 17 Heart of an immigrant What holds the heart of an immigrant together so that it doesn't burst from anger? Or freeze to death? It's wrapped with miles of telephone lines Stitched with underwater fiberoptic cables Pumped with white contrails soaring across the sky Resuscitated by radars detecting congeners in the fog Warmed with rays of light that touched the face of loved ones Tattooed with strings of code for heart emojis Pedestaled In an alloyed temple of traditions beating, thumping, pounding with neurons firing thoughts of love back home By Juan Carlos Hugues Click here to listen to an audio clip. Biography: After obtaining his BA in Psychology and BA in Religion from Pepperdine University, Juan Carlos is now pursuing his MS in Social and Intercultural Psychology at the University of Lausanne. He is interested in investigating the well-being of marginalized groups across different cultures and how social institutions, including digital ones like the internet, can be transformed to help vulnerable groups flourish. In his free time outside the lab, Juan Carlos likes to bring all his interests together by writing queer and immigrant poems and short fiction stories. Comment

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