Freed

About the Book

Freed covers a personal and vulnerable journey about abuse, healing, love, Blackness, and womanhood into three chapters. Freed also has a fourth chapter that invites five poets to share their amazing pieces. The poems in this book are intended to inspire others to share their story. Everyone has thoughts in their mind that are worth acknowledging. Indeed, Freed speaks to the life experiences of various people from various backgrounds, but in the voice and story of a Black woman.

About the Author

Nicole was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. Through her experiences, she continues to use poetry as a way to free herself from pain, and tell a story about who she is and where she has been. She is also currently part of the College Unions Poetry Slam Invitational team 2018 for Penn State with four other women of color. Nicole studied Human Development at Penn State University.