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Leticia Priebe Rocha is a poet, visual artist, and editor. She is the author of the chapbook In Lieu of Heartbreak, This is Like (Bottlecap Press, 2024) and was a contributor in Here to Stay: Poetry and Prose from the Undocumented Diaspora (Harper Perennial, 2023). Leticia earned her bachelor’s from Tufts University, where she was awarded the 2020 Academy of American Poets University & College Poetry Prize. Born in São Paulo, Brazil, she immigrated to Miami, FL at the age of 9 and currently resides in the Greater Boston area. Her work has been published or is forthcoming in the Driftwood Anthology, Salamander, Rattle, Pigeon Pages, and elsewhere. She was a recipient of a 2024 Mass Cultural Council Grant for Creative Individuals. Leticia is also an Editorial Associate for Yellow Arrow Publishing and served as Guest Editor for their EMBLAZON issue. She teaches poetry and collaging workshops.


Aside from living and breathing poetry, Leticia is enthusiastic about collaging, museums, the writing community at MassPoetry, Bojack Horseman, (very) amateur archery, The Sopranos, Animal Crossing: New Horizons, rom-coms (esp anything with Julia Roberts in it), the cowboy emoji, Mitski, and the moon, of course. She is passionate about fostering the arts in her community and is a member of the Medford Arts Council.

Interviews & Articles

MassPoetry Getting to Know Series

Interview with The Tufts Daily on "In Lieu of Heartbreak, This is Like"

Yellow Arrow Publishing "Her View Friday" Series

Learn more about Leticia, her writing practice, and her chapbook through MassPoetry's "Getting to Know" series.

Yellow Arrow Publishing "Her View Friday" Series

Interview with The Tufts Daily on "In Lieu of Heartbreak, This is Like"

Yellow Arrow Publishing "Her View Friday" Series

Read Yellow Arrow Publishing's March "Her View Friday," which features Leticia's chapbook, In Lieu of Heartbreak, This is Like (Bottlecap Press 2024).

Interview with The Tufts Daily on "In Lieu of Heartbreak, This is Like"

Interview with The Tufts Daily on "In Lieu of Heartbreak, This is Like"

Interview with The Tufts Daily on "In Lieu of Heartbreak, This is Like"

Leticia sat down with the Tufts Daily to talk about her debut poetry chapbook, In Lieu of Heartbreak, This is Like (Bottlecap Press 2024). Read the article by Urvija Mafatlal here.

Yellow Arrow Journal EMBLAZON Guest Editor Reflection

Yellow Arrow Journal VIII/02 Guest Editor Announcement

Interview with The Tufts Daily on "In Lieu of Heartbreak, This is Like"

Read Leticia's blog post for Yellow Arrow Journal where she reflects on her time as Guest Editor for the EMBLAZON issue.

Yellow Arrow Journal VIII/02 Guest Editor Announcement

Yellow Arrow Journal VIII/02 Guest Editor Announcement

Yellow Arrow Journal VIII/02 Guest Editor Announcement

Read Leticia's blog post for Yellow Arrow Journal announcing that she will be guest editor for their next issue.

Yellow Arrow Journal's "Writers on Writing" Series

Yellow Arrow Journal VIII/02 Guest Editor Announcement

Yellow Arrow Journal VIII/02 Guest Editor Announcement

Read Leticia's responses for the March 2023 "Writers on Writing" Series from Yellow Arrow Journal here.

MassPoetry U35 Series Interview

MassPoetry U35 Series Interview

MassPoetry U35 Series Interview

Leticia's interview with MassPoetry in preparation for their March 2023 U35 Reading.


let me stay tender-hearted, despite despite despite


Chen Chen

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