Jessi is a poet from Southern California with her B.A. in Creative Writing. Her goals include teaching English and Creative Writing as well as publishing her memoir/ poetry collection. Her poetry helps her express grief in spaces where she couldn’t express them in her everyday life. She would like to add, as Audre Lorde states that: “Poetry is not a luxury.” Instead, it is a tool we must use to voice that we are here. That we exist. And, we have the right to share our experiences.