Hola!
My debut poetry collection, Wailing on Whisper Street, just debuted after winning the 2023 Jack McCarthy Book Prize with Write Bloody Publishing.
Before diving into poetry at large, I was a high school educator, creating and facilitating poetry lessons that got teenagers thinking. Those interactions boosted my confidence and fueled my passion to make poetry accessible to everyone. During the pandemic, I dove into writing workshops, using my Masters in Education and love for music to deepen my craft. Now, I’m bringing that contagious energy and experience to the world of poetry, aiming to connect with readers in a meaningful way. on stage and on page.
I openly and tenderly share my struggles with bisexuality, coming of age, poverty, and depression, and I hope my writing can offer some comfort and understanding to others dealing with similar issues or perhaps a gentle accesible lens for folks who are unfamiliar.
I'm currently living in Texas, spend my daytime crushing numbers in finance, and also split my time between here and New York City. Music and writing are staples in my life, and I absolutely love exploring new places.
Although I thrive on being out and about, I also deal with complex PTSD, anxiety, OCD, and a few other not-so-obvious mental and chronic autoimmune illnesses. Opening up about this has not been easy, but here we are.
Struggling with mental health, finding joy, and everything in between—that's the real deal we need to lean in to as we become a better world.
“If an angel exists, is it because I birthed her?”
— quote from my poem “In Two Minutes This Poem Calls Me Mom” in the like of Jonathan Safran Foer’s piece “Two-Minute Personality Test”