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Alessandra Gonzalez is a Cuban American poet who dedicates her craft to pinning down the parallels between palm trees. Her work explores the tangled roots of family, memory, and identity, weaving personal experiences with the layered history of Cuba. When she's not writing, you can find her chasing the perfect cafecito, getting lost in old photo albums, or wondering what the ocean remembers.
I'm honored to share that my piece, "I Google Cuba like a Stranger," is now published in Portland Review !
This piece traces the delicate, disorienting act of searching for a homeland through satellite images and browser tabs — trying to bridge the distance between what is documented and what lives only in family memory. It reflects on the ache of looking for a place you come from but cannot fully return to, and the landscapes — digital and emotional — that shape identity across oceans.
I am deeply honored to have this work included in Portland Review, a publication committed to amplifying resonant, boundary-pushing writing and voices
You can read the piece now at Portland Review.
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