Writing Portfolio
Tamara’s writing centers the experiences of displaced communities, disabled people, and those navigating multiple linguistic and cultural worlds. I work across poetry, essays, and cultural criticism.
Poetry
Book:
Não Quero Ser Outra (Toma Aí Um Poema, 2024) - poetry collection exploring migration, Blackness, and identity. Finalist of the Prêmio LOBA 2025.
Selected Published Poems:
“This Worn Body” (Black Feminist Collective, 2025)
“Nada” in Terra (Selo Off Flip Editora, 2025)
“Ensina-me” in O Amor É Um Grito (Toma Aí Um Poema, 2024)
“Entre fronteiras,” “Contos haitianos,” “Aquele lugar,” and “Daríen” in Ruído Manifesto (2025)
“Ayiti cheri” in CUJO, ed. 02 (2024)
Poet in Fazia Poesia (2025)
Essays & Criticism
Migration & Language Justice:
“I’ve Lived in Brazil for 2 Years and I Don’t Want to Speak Portuguese (Yet)” (AfroLatin@ Forum, 2025)
“Expats Aren’t Immigrants: The Power of Privilege in Migration” (Medium, 2025)
Literary Criticism:
Às vezes a melhor coisa a fazer é destruir o livro” - Critical essay on Clarice Lispector’s Hour of The Star (unpublished, 2025)
Personal Essays:
“Dear Black People” (Black Feminist Collective, 2025)
Research & Analysis
“Los migrantes haitianos: ¿una excepción al Derecho Internacional de los Refugiados?”
Research article analyzing the treatment of Haitian migrants under international refugee law (unpublished, 2021)
Bachelor’s thesis on the limitations of the refugee concept in Costa Rican immigration law (Universidad Fidélitas, 2021)
Available for research and policy writing on migration, refugee law, language access, and disability justice.