Aline Mello
Aline Mello was born in Brazil in 1989 and immigrated to the US with her family in 1997. Her work often centers around themes of identity, religion, the body, family, and the experience of the self living in diaspora. Her immigrant and undocumented identity have influenced her writing and her art. She is an Undocupoet fellow, and her work can be found in journals such as the Georgia Review, Quarterly West,Indiana Review, and The Rumpus. Visit her on twitter at @thealinemello and at www.thealinemello.com.