Marlene Cerqueira was born in Goiana, Pernambuco, but migrated to Salvador, Bahia as a child.
A normal teacher, she became interested in poetry when she was still a teenager, but it was in her maturity that she began to write seriously. He published a collection of poetry, A flor da pele, in 2012. Since then, he has made his poetry available in literary magazines and on his Instagram.