New collection · Rey M. Rodríguez
Todos Somos SagradosAll Are Sacred
Bilingual poems on dignity, memory, and the sacred held in ordinary days.
A debut collection in English and Spanish that honors the women of Boyle Heights, with a preface by Father Gregory Boyle. Tender, unflinching, and rooted in community.
About the Book
Todos Somos Sagrados / All Are Sacred is a bilingual meditation on the daily, unglamorous work of love at Proyecto Pastoral in East Los Angeles — the care offered to the unhoused, the immigrant, and a community touched by violence. Written in both English and Spanish, it is a tribute to the mothers and women of Boyle Heights who hold that work together.
Across these poems, Rodríguez writes toward resilience, communal healing, dignity, and second chances — an insistence that love is action, and that every person is sacred. The collection opens with a preface by Father Gregory Boyle, the Jesuit priest who founded Homeboy Industries.
Praise
“Rey M. Rodríguez has written a love letter to all of us women, sisters, mothers. His is an important voice that needs to be heard. His words, full of poetry and heart, will touch your soul and make you feel less alone.”
“A treatise in poetry about one of the most important stories of our time… it’s a work of art, a work of action.”
“A moving tribute to the women of Boyle Heights… Rodríguez’s words reveal the light found within.”
“Social poetry of the highest order… These poems stand as vital testimonios of a time and place.”
“This book is radical love landing in a desperate moment.”
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All proceeds support Proyecto Pastoral at Dolores Mission.