She is the author of the poetry collection Cape Verdean Blues from the University of Pittsburgh Press in 2018). Her poems have appeared in Virginia Quarterly Review, Poetry Society of America, PBS Newshour, Literary Hub, Lenny Letter, and many others. She is a 2018 Disquiet International Luso-American fellowship recipient. Barbosa earned her MFA from Bennington College in Vermont and currently resides in Los Angeles, California. See more at https://www.shaunabarbosa.com.