NILTOOLI WILKINS

Niłtooli is part of the Diné Nation of Arizona and the Lumbee Nation of North Carolina. She resides in the twin cities of Minnesota with her partner and family.

When she’s not coaching tennis or writing, she loves to spend time with her family, spoil her two nephews, and be with her friends.

Niłtooli remembers writing poetry at a young age in her countless journals. Writing was a sense of safety when she often felt unable to speak and felt unsafe. Turning to her empty pages was her early form of therapy, and her way of necessary release of the emotions she held captive.

This is her first (of many, hopefully) poetry collection.