Poetry
As a poet, Giselle’s work explores women’s rights, diaspora, and her experience as a first generation American.
Her poems have been published in INN LA Zine (“Salt,” 2024), CalArts’ Strip Mall Magazine (“Desfrutar,” 2024), Acid Verse Literary Journal (“Saudade,” 2023), and Dooneh Zine (“The Sound of My Spirit” & “Still a Daughter of Iran,” 2022).
She has performed at venues throughout Los Angeles, including CalArts, Sims Library of Poetry, Re/Arte Centro Literario, and the Greenway Main Stage. Her poem “Saudade” aired on KROJ Radio Ollin 101.5 FM in 2023 on 'Reading in Bed with Jessica'.
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Desfrutar
Desfrutar means to “enjoy” in Portuguese
And I want to enjoy writing because it was gifted to me by the gods
I want to desfrutar it, which has the word "fruta" in it, Portuguese for fruit
I want to take a big bite out of it, as if writing were a mango
Amber words like nectar trickling down the sides of my mouth
I catch them with a napkin
I can’t tell mangoes and words apart
