The Unauthorized Memoir of Myself

The Unauthorized Memoir of Myself: Things I Never Said is a self-reflection in poetry that traces the formation of identity through memory, place, and relationship. Beginning with childhood, the collection examines how the self is shaped—and often distorted—by the people and environments that name us before we can name ourselves. As the poems move into adulthood, they confront loss, self-erasure, and the quiet negotiations of belonging, while working toward recognition and reclamation. These poems give voice to what was learned in silence and left unsaid, offering an honest account of becoming and remembering who you are.