is a Brazilian poet, editor and journalist. She is the author of two poetry books, the bilingual A Casa Azul ao Meio-dia / The Blue House Around Noon (2005) and Quartos Habitáveis (2011), both published in Brazil. She holds an M.F.A. in Writing/Poetry from Columbia University, and is the editor-in-chief of Rattapallax, a literary magazine based out of New York City featuring contemporary American and International poetry, fiction, nonfiction, music and film. She currently lives in Portland, Oregon.
