This is a poem about a neighborhood changing for the better and the worse.
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Mia Lindenburg
(she/her) Mentee
Mia Lindenburg is a writer based in New York, with a background in slam poetry. She works in both poetry and prose, and is currently working on a novel. Outside of writing, she is a current graduate student at NYU, where she studies literature and library science.
Artist‘s Statement
These poems are primarily from a larger collection that centers on a narrative of healing from mental illness. Some poems are directly related to this topic, while others simply shine a light on the daily process of being a strange person in a stranger world.
Story
Limericks on a New York Night
Poetry360 mentee Mia Lindenburg tells her story of leaving poetry and returning to it upon realizing slam poetry can also capture all the joy and wonder of the world.