I'm a Senior Christian Studies and Creative Writing Double Major at Union University. The oldest of four siblings, of whom I've grown up with all over the world. With family roots in Salisbury, Maryland, and an adolescence in Asia, home for me now is Middle Tennessee. Poetry, for me, is often a way of discovering how I feel, and then, a tool in which to come back to again and again, giving these feelings depth and root. Poetry asks me to care for my words and share them well. Always seeking critique, my favorite poems have to go through a handful of drafts. I hope to continue to cultivate a respect for the world around me and all of its beautiful complications.