Poems

Wander Leaf was written during a lecture in 2018/19. Right before class, I noticed a rather big dry leaf stuck in a tram. It inspired an unexpected tragic journey towards the winter season. 

The poem has now a home in the Poetry Diary 2024 by Sunday Mornings at the River.

This magazine collects multilingual poems and prose by students and alumni of the University of Zürich. The pieces are inspired by the two words that make the name of this writing club, "Spill" and "Quill". I am merely an average cook, nonetheless the two words led me to write a recipe. 

This short poem is about nature and the memories, or perhaps the wishes, it triggers.

Tropico Line is the international version of A Linha do Trópico, the Portuguese magazine.

Recollection has also been accepted in the 3rd mental health awareness anthology from queer-owned, Colorado-based Beyond The Veil Press. It features poetry and artwork from 50 creators around the world. The theme centers around hope and healing during the Covid pandemic years.

This poem stems from a childhood memory and exposes the feelings around my body dysmorphia. 

Themes of the collection vary widely and the editor would like to include content warnings for self-harm, addiction, grief, domestic violence, religious trauma, sexual trauma, gender dysphoria, and politics, as well as some blood and body horror. 

Shark at the Shore has also been accepted by Sunday Mornings at the River together with Sanguine and Dandelion, these two poems are part of my debut book Primary Poems. 

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All I see is Red & Dressing for Narciso are two poems that deal with body dysmorphia and being bullied. Themes of the collection vary widely and the editor would like to include content warnings for self-harm, addiction, grief, domestic violence, religious trauma, sexual trauma, gender dysphoria, and politics, as well as some blood and body horror.

Diagnosed was written shortly after recovering from a laparoscopy and exposes my feelings about Endometriosis and the surgery. 

Endometriosis is a disease where tissue similar to the lining of the uterus grows outside the uterus, causing pain and/or infertility. It affects roughly 10% (190 million) of reproductive age people with a uterus globally.

This is a poem about trauma abandonment and I still consider it in progress but it has found a temporary home in this zine.