Everything begins with a story…
When I was in undergrad I went to my friend’s marathon poetry reading. I sat there for 5 hours and didn’t participate. I went home so frustrated that I wrote my first poem. It started like this:
You, yes You
Sitting there, just sitting there
I used to be you
From that day on, I decided to express my creativity whenever possible and to help others to do the same.
I am now a poet and graduate student at the University of Oregon in Arts Administration with a Community Arts Concentration, learning how to run community programs that foster public participation in the arts.
My mission is to space for a diversity of voices by facilitating opportunities for creative engagement.