RAFAEL OCASIOis emeritus Charles A. Dana Professor of Spanish at Agnes Scott College. He is the author of Cuba’s Political and Sexual Outlaw: Reinaldo Arenas; The Making of a Gay Activist; and The Dissidence of Reinaldo Arenas: Queering Literature, Politics, and the Activist Curriculum, coauthored with Sandro Barros and Angela L. Willis. He lives in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Rafael Ocasio has skillfully put together a comprehensive collection of Judith Ortiz Cofer’s works; it's a true testament of the importance of her writing and permanence in the world of letters. This collection of some of her finest literary contributions, along with a detailed introduction and explanatory passages at the beginning of each chapter, honors the true spirit and gifted craft of a beloved writer.

RAFAEL OCASIOis emeritus Charles A. Dana Professor of Spanish at Agnes Scott College. He is the author of Cuba’s Political and Sexual Outlaw: Reinaldo Arenas; The Making of a Gay Activist; and The Dissidence of Reinaldo Arenas: Queering Literature, Politics, and the Activist Curriculum, coauthored with Sandro Barros and Angela L. Willis. He lives in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Rafael Ocasio has skillfully put together a comprehensive collection of Judith Ortiz Cofer’s works; it's a true testament of the importance of her writing and permanence in the world of letters. This collection of some of her finest literary contributions, along with a detailed introduction and explanatory passages at the beginning of each chapter, honors the true spirit and gifted craft of a beloved writer.

RAFAEL OCASIOis emeritus Charles A. Dana Professor of Spanish at Agnes Scott College. He is the author of Cuba’s Political and Sexual Outlaw: Reinaldo Arenas; The Making of a Gay Activist; and The Dissidence of Reinaldo Arenas: Queering Literature, Politics, and the Activist Curriculum, coauthored with Sandro Barros and Angela L. Willis. He lives in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Rafael Ocasio has skillfully put together a comprehensive collection of Judith Ortiz Cofer’s works; it's a true testament of the importance of her writing and permanence in the world of letters. This collection of some of her finest literary contributions, along with a detailed introduction and explanatory passages at the beginning of each chapter, honors the true spirit and gifted craft of a beloved writer.