People show different versions of themselves to different people.

This poem illustrates an adolescent girl who is betrayed by a family member, symbolized by her roots which are inescapable.

In the process of doing this poem, I had the idea to write my entire poem about just the month of October in general.

I chose to write about this because it’s something that I've never really opened up on and I thought that maybe other people could relate to the situation I'm in.

The Strange Forest is a fiction piece about an ordinary day that suddenly becomes mysterious and unfamiliar.

I hope this inspires other people to pursue their dreams and don't let trauma or people stop you from reaching those goals

My work highlights the experience of grief and the resilience that follows.

This poem was inspired by The Creation of Adam, painted by Michelangelo, and is one of the best executed pieces of mine, which expresses exactly what I’d hope it would.

This was poem was inspired by an assignment we had in english class called “where i’m from poem”, and I interpreted that into my own.

A collection of reflections on societal and individual thoughts and views, these poems divulge in aspects of humanity that are not often spoken aloud.

This poem is based on a conversation I had with a friend.

In writing my poem, I took inspiration from the popular television series, Squid Game.

The work A Taste of the Divine was made during an odd time in the author’s life when they didn’t know what was going on, wasn't even sure of their own existence, a time where everything became an unknown, when reality became a question rather than a constant.

This is my true story about a girl who was bullied.

I write about the space between hurt and healing—that moment when you stop shrinking yourself to be loveable and realize you were always whole.

The poems I write are a representation of the things I feel each day expanded to fit the page.

This work is both a poem and work of fiction, although I think it functions best when viewed as a poem.