Banco Vazio Poesia (Empty Bench Poetry) is Sonja N. Bohm's second collection of bilingual poems written side-by-side in Portuguese and English. Bohm's first collection, Poemas do Jardim (Poems from the Garden), contains poems written during and inspired by her two-year stay in Portugal: Songs dedicated to a Garden. This current collection features poems written upon her return to the United States. Conceived of in English and crafted to be read in Portuguese, these poems are the fruit of a continued journey into learning and loving the Portuguese language.