"Writing has helped me cope with almost everything in my life"

"Writing has helped me cope with almost everything in my life. Even if I don't give it to the people, I write my prayers. I write my to-do list. It's methodical. I'm constantly writing something down, even if it's just to get it out of me."

"If you don't write it out, it's going to stay inside of you. Forget writing it to publish, or writing it for the people. You have to write for yourself."

--Kisha Nicole Foster 

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• "Cleveland poet Kisha Nicole Foster: Writers on the rise" (cleveland.com)