Ana Martins Marques was born in Belo Horizonte in 1977. She has a Ph.D. in comparative literature. She is the author of the poetry collections A vida submarina (Scriptum, 2009), Da arte das armadilhas (Companhia das Letras, 2011), O livro das semelhanças (Companhia das Letras, 2015), Duas janelas (with Marcos Siscar; Luna Parque, 2016) and Como se fosse a casa (with Eduardo Jorge; Relicário, 2017). She has received various literary awards in Brazil, among them the Prêmio da Fundação Biblioteca Nacional and third place for Prêmio Oceanos. Her poems have been translated into English, French, Italian, and Spanish. THIS HOUSE is her first book published outside of Brazil.