I am a poet, award-winning journalist, and writer, whose work has appeared in The New York Times, TED, The Wall Street Journal, Huffington Post, Modern Loss, The Common literary magazine, TueNight and more.

I am writing a literary memoir about a span of three years during my 20s when I made what I once thought was the biggest mistake of my life, only to realize it took that “mistake” to learn to love myself and regain a sense of self worth. Through this writing I have come to advocate for an era of post-shame, where we are all invited to live without the fear of what others might think of us and the self-loathing that comes from the painful feeling or experience of believing that we are flawed and therefore unworthy of love.

My bilingual poetry chapbook, Knowing / Saber debuted at #1 for Hispanic American Poetry in 2024.

I also offer “poetry for non-poets” creative writing workshops, which one attendee called “an emotional defibrillator.” Please follow my newsletter for updates on new offerings or reach out with requests.