Claudia writes because her heart is an ocean. Her poetry is also written in many forms. Read her post A Beginner’s Guide to Poetry, 21st Century Edition for more on forms.
SPOTLIGHT
The Rumpus
- “Citygazing” (2024)
Fairfax County Public Library Poetic Musings Poetry Contest
- “To Life with Foster Cats” (2023)
Split This Rock Poem of the Week
- “Residence” (2020) published in The Quarry
Brooklyn Poets Poet of the Week
- “My Bones Said ‘Write This Poem‘” (2018)
SELECTED AUDIO
- “My Bones Said ‘Write This Poem’” (Below)
- “Pantoum for People Who Cried” (min 8)
- “Freshman Year: Reminiscence” (below)
ONLINE
The Acentos Review (2017)
- “Keeping warm”
- “Motherland”
- “For the Times You Heard an Accent”
- “Family Detention Center”
Litbreak Magazine
- “Notice of Reaction” (2020)
Cape Rock
- “Las Vidas” and “America with Candy” (2020)
The Round (issue XX)
- “Suns Existing Beyond” (2021)
The Lumiere Review (Justice Initiative)
- “Growth and Conditions” (2023)
The Bookends Review (“Taking Notes” – 2018, “Nutrition” – 2017, “Wanting” – 2017)
IN PRINT
2 poems in The Northern Virginia Review
- “Freshman Year: Reminiscence”
- “Abandoned body”
1 poem in Southwest Review
DASH (2020), Midwest Quarterly (2020), La Presa (2020), Poetry is Dead (“Losing words” – 2017), The Bookends Review (“Nutrition” featured in “Best of 2017” Anthology)
Claudia Rojas 