I am an addict turned author, turning my struggles into a sliver of hope like a beaming sun ray on a cloudy day.
You decide who will appear in Artforum Magazine, take home $25,000, and display their work at The Art of Elysium's Salon!
I love creating poetry because poetry makes a connection at the soul level. It's deeper than just words. It's connection, it's emotions all intertwined into beautiful phrases that paint the most picturesque scenes.
Where do you find inspiration?I found inspiration to my struggles with incarceration and addiction. Now I find inspiration reaching back to those still struggling searching for hope. Seeing people overcome because of my story is the most inspiring thing I have ever seen.
What would you do with $25,000?I would use $25,000 to continue my mission to inspire hope. Ever since I changed my life, published a book, I created a mission and that is just to inspire hope. Because after hopelessness is death. I've been there before so if I can use my story and it Inspires someone to find their way out of the dark then my life is complete.
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