Hi, I'm Isabelle Correa.

I’m from Washington State and now live and work in Mexico City. Before settling in Mexico, I lived in Vietnam for six years, where I taught English and adopted my dog, Eva.

I’ve been writing forever, but I first “got serious” about it when I was 19 studying creative writing at Western Washington University.

Find my published work here.

Writing can be a little lonely. You write a poem or a story, and then, if all goes well, it affects the reader; it moves them somewhere in space and time, maybe in a kitchen in Mumbai or a cafe in Portland. But chances are you’ll never know. So, say hi—I want to know what moves you.

The book that took a decade to become what it is.

Five years. Five countries. One question that wouldn't leave: how do you let yourself be loved without bracing for the loss?

Portrait of a Person Who Pushes Love Away in Fear of Losing It is out September with Arcana Poetry Press. Pre-order now and receive a signed bookplate while supplies last.

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