Las Guardianas del Lago (The Guardians of the lake) published by REVISTA ZANATILLO
An environmentally themed, magic-infused short story for children, inspired by the Tz’utujil women activists of San Pedro La Laguna, Sololá.
Guatemalan-born poet, storyteller and nomad.
Chapina, poeta, nómada lejana. Reimaginando mundos internos, naturales y cambiantes.
Do I contradict myself?
Very well, then– I contradict myself.
I am large. I contain multitudes.
—W.W. “Song of Myself,” Section 51
Recent Articles
“Avocado Egg on Toast... And Other Things" published in MUNCH SPRING 2025 ISSUE.
Featured short story exploring the interrelation of love, food, and relationships. (pp. 47-56)
La Madre, alegoría de un dios (The Mother, allegory of a god) REVISTA ZANATILLO, 8th Edition
A short reflexion on motherhood, the womb and matriarchy in Central America. (pp. 21-22)
My offering
My offering is my willingness to create, share, and learn—through poetry, workshops, and collaboration—as an act of loving resistance.
Mi ofrenda es mi voluntad de crear, compartir y aprender—a través de la poesía, talleres y colaboración—como un acto de resistencia amorosa.
About Me
A Guatemalan-born nomadic poet, uprooting to re-route. Curious, fluid, contradictory.
Una poeta, nómada chapina-guatemalteca, levantando raíz para volver a enraizar. Curiosa, fluida, contradictoria.
How I work
Collaboration and connection are central to my practice. I value spaces that encourage curiosity, reflection, and gentle disruption of the familiar.
La colaboración y la conexión son el eje central de mi práctica. Valoro los espacios que fomentan la curiosidad, la reflexión y el delicado cuestionamiento de lo familiar.