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My mother has never heard me read my poems. This substack is everything I've always wanted to say to Mami but couldn't.

Newsletter · By Elisabet Velasquez · English · Official site

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  1. Issue · Aug 17, 2026

    San Antonio - First Draft Series (opens the original)

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    Thank you for being a paid subscriber. Your subscription helps me feel a little less crazy about writing. As a thank you, I’d like to give you access to some first drafts. This is the first version of a poem before edits, before it reaches form or publication else where. ❤️ I hope you’ll enjoy my madness. San AntonioI met him on my way to Milan. His ey… Read more

  2. Issue · Aug 3, 2026

    Dear Mami, From An Alternate Timeline (opens the original)

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    Dear Mami, In this timeline, I answer a DM on instagram from NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s office. I think it is a scam, as I do when anything good happens to me. I reach out to my friend Jose who I know has actually worked with the Mayor to confirm that the DM is real. It’s real, he reports back. I should answer them. I respond via the Whatsapp number … <a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!WPpt!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%

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