Black River

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Mina J.

• Artist Statement

  I wrote these poems as a way to have an outlet for my trauma. I’ve had family members die of overdose, and this is my way of dealing with it all.

• Creative Statement

  To me, creativity is closely intertwined with imagination. If you can imagine it, you can create it. And if you can create it, then you are a creative and have creativity.