Something Like Whole

In Something Like Whole, Rivera pieces together the beautiful, broken, and ordinary moments that shape a life. From the early loss of her father to the raw edges of motherhood, from mending her marriage, to social anxiety, and the wild freedom of her twenties spent abroad — these poems are a quiet reckoning with identity, grief, love, and healing. Rivera writes with unflinching honesty and tenderness, exploring what it means to lose parts of yourself and still keep growing. This is a debut that doesn’t search for perfection — only truth, connection, and the courage to become whole.