In Fatherland, Motherland, Leo Rose Rodriguez charts a path through the past to a future still blooming. With grace and excitement this collection gathers pieces of history and weaves them, dynamic, into a new queered creation. Lineage and legacy may serve as the warp lines, but the pattern emerging with each skilled pass of Rodriguez’s shuttle is wholly unique, entirely their own.
“[Leo] Rodriguez takes us on a journey all its own separated into three legs in their book Fatherland, Motherland. Themes of womanhood, identity, and coming into oneself are brought to life beautifully. This includes by illustrations, decadent language, and religious motifs. Rodriguez has created a world within a chapbook with their poetry and it’s one I believe everyone should explore.”
