Chris Ritchie is British-Brazilian and writes poetry in English and Portuguese, and fiction in Portuguese. The poems entered here are part of her collection entitled Sugar for the Broken Hearted (unpublished). The Tantra of All Things is her first book of poems in Portuguese to be published in October. Chris is a language teacher, professional translator and interpreter with a Master's degree in Scottish poetry and specialization in Educational Management. She is a runner and biker who lives in São Paulo with her husband and son.