She does not know when she began to write, but knows that no matter where her life takes her, through the many career paths that she’s followed, that they always lead her back to writing. Poetry for Nicole is not an escape from the world around her, but a magnifying glass pointed at the cracks on the road she walks. As the daughter to a woman who has overcome two brain surgeries and the complications that ensued, she has a strong belief in the power of women and their amazing capacity for strength and change in the world.