Role: Contributors

Toi Derricotte (she/her/hers), born in Detroit, Michigan, is the author of five collections of poetry, most recently, The Undertaker’s Daughter (University of Pittsburgh Press, 2011), described by Natasha Trethewey as “a courageous …

A’Driane Nieves (she/her/hers) is a United States Air Force veteran, writer, artist, speaker, and postpartum depression and anxiety survivor living with bipolar disorder. My writing has been featured on BlogHer, …

MK is a Vietnamese-American scholar, teacher, and writer on race and religion, queer of color politics, mental health, and Asian-American motherhood. (MK is going by initials for privacy reasons.)

Tyrese L. Coleman (she/her/hers) is a writer, wife, mother, and federal employee living in Hyattsville, Maryland. Because she’s not busy enough, Tyrese is also a student in the writing program …

Sharline Chiang (she/her/hers) is a Berkeley, California–based writer, editor, book coach, public relations strategist, and maternal mental health advocate. Sharline has written about PPD experience for Mutha and Hyphen. Sharline …