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.

FORTHCOMING WORK:

FEATURES:

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”

The Bookends Review

• “Nutrition” (2017)
  • Featured in “Best of 2017” Anthology
• “Wanting” (2017)
• “Taking Notes” (2018)

Litbreak Magazine

• “Notice of Reaction” (2020)

Cape Rock

• “Las Vidas” and “America with Candy” (2020)

The Round (issue XX)

• “Suns Existing Beyond” (2021)

IN PRINT:

1 poem in Poetry is Dead

• “Losing words” (2017) 
  • Issue 15: Let Them See You Sweat

2 poems in The Northern Virginia Review

• “Freshman Year: Reminiscence”
• “Abandoned body”
  • Volume 32, Spring 2018

1 poem in Southwest Review

• “Throwing Rice” – Volume 104, #3 (Jan. 2020)
• 2018 Morton Marr Poetry Prize, second place

1 poem and its Spanish translation in La Presa

• “Ars Poetica” (Issue 9, Spring 2020)

1 poem in DASH

• “I, Not Home” – Spring 2020

Midwest Quarterly:

• “In Praise of Myself” and “My Feet Can Walk” – Fall 2020