This paper examines Roque Raquel Salas Rivera's self-translated poetry collection lo terciario/the tertiary (2018) and bilingual poetry collection while they sleep (under the bed is another country) (2019), written in the context of PROMESA and Hurricane María. The analysis focuses on how Salas Rivera intertwines poetry, bilingualism, self-translation, and Puerto Rican street art, arguing that these elements transform translation into a transgressive act. His work critiques colonialism, explores Puerto Rican identity, and challenges U.S.-Puerto Rican relations by enacting tensions between the irreconcilable perspectives. The marginalized voices, "living under the bed," are recentered through his poetry, amplifying their presence and disrupting colonial narratives. Through these artistic and translational practices, Salas Rivera creates a counter-narrative that dismantles oppressive structures of capitalism and imperialism, reclaiming agency for the Puerto Rican community. Resumen: Este artículo examina el poemario autotraducido de Roque Raquel Salas Rivera lo terciario/the tertiary (2018) y el poemario bilingüe while they sleep (under the bed is another country) (2019), escritos en el contexto de PROMESA y el Huracán María. El análisis se centra en cómo Salas Rivera entrelaza poesía, bilingüismo, auto-traducción y arte urbano puertorriqueño, argumentando que estos elementos transforman la traducción en un acto transgresor. Su obra critica el colonialismo, explora la identidad puertorriqueña y desafía las relaciones entre Estados Unidos y Puerto Rico al representar tensiones entre perspectivas irreconciliables. Las voces marginadas, que "viven debajo de la cama", cobran protagonismo a través de su poesía, amplificando su presencia y minando las narrativas coloniales. A través de estas prácticas artísticas y de traducción, Salas Rivera crea una contranarrativa que desmantela las estructuras opresivas del capitalismo y el imperialismo, reivindicando la capacidad de acción de la comunidad puertorriqueña.
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