Growing up, I was a storyteller, a writer, a poet. As a child, I read voraciously, encouraged by a mother who was an avid reader, and a house filled with myriad books. In the absence of siblings who I could play with, I spent hours reading, and dreaming up make-believe lands and imaginary friends. By the time I developed basic language skills, I began penning my thoughts on paper. It started with poems, then stories and articles, and then, finally an entire novel, published just as I graduated high school.

In college, my academic interests shifted to economics, and I now work in corporate strategy at a F500 company in San Francisco. I have found time off and on to feed my passion for writing. I was the Chief Online Editor for the Yale Globalist, a magazine covering international travel and politics, and at work, I use writing every day to build narratives using information. I am working on a second book on the side, but I often find it hard to find time.

Poetry was where I started writing, and it has always had a special place for me. I really enjoyed the Poetry Marathon when I did it in 2016, and I am looking forward to doing it again. My boyfriend and I are planning to do the second half marathon (we were not up in time for the first!), using the quiet of the night and several glutinous treats to keep us going. We can’t wait to get started in T+6.