I was watching the news with my grandparents one night when a man appeared on the screen for being a murderer.

This collection traces the quiet evolution of a self, from the ache of old wounds to the soft resilience that follows.

I am relatively new to poetry, but I have recently discovered that this has been a powerful and healing medium for me.

Flowers is a set of three poems that work to tell a partial story together, and build on context given by the previous.

These pieces address some of the nuanced emotions that come with my identity as nonbinary and transgender.

Something spun up.

The Artist Statement, in my opinion, was much harder to write than the actual collection of pieces itself.

My poem is an accumulation of feelings and perspective on living in the U.S.A. as an immigrant.

My essay tells the story of a character whose memories are stolen by a shadowy figure inspired by Alzheimer’s, symbolizing the way the disease erases someone’s past and sense of self. I focused on vivid imagery and sensory details to show the fear and confusion of losing cherished memories. Each scene was imagined like a cinematic sequence to highlight both suspense and emotional impact. Through this story, I hope readers feel the fragility of memory and identity, and the struggle to hold onto the moments that make us who we are.

These are two poems written as I entered my junior year of high school.

This writing is composed of my beliefs and discusses my viewpoints on the world.

I used this piece to explore the tension I feel towards yearning to belong, and not to be perceived by others, to remain unknown.

I based this story off of the idea that one has an angel and a devil sitting on their shoulders, telling them what to do.

My poem is about feeling different and how I don't feel like I belong.