Nina Ami Bamba

I consider myself a poet and a writer. Poetry is my passion and my coping skill, because I unfortunately have been through a lot. What I do is try to express my feelings in the most raw possible way, sometimes through metaphors. I try to inspire people to see through the lens of a woman, through the lens of someone who has been suffering. My goal is for other women as well, or other people to see, oh yes, that is exactly how I feel, this is exactly what I'm going through. Through my poetry, I make people feel understood. I basically give voice to words people cannot word for themselves. I started in 2021 when I was in the hospital because I had some health issues. I jotted something down, and we were in a circle, and I read it out loud, and everybody pointed at me and said, she's a poet. After that, I just started to write poems every time I feel a little bit intense or feel a certain way. A lot of people have identified with it. I'm also working on writing my own book right now - I've written two chapters and it's going to be a book about resilience. I have a good pen, a good writing style, and I love writing. Anything that is writing involved, I love it.