Poet Nicole Nicholson

An adult with Asperger's — undiagnosed until a year ago — Nicole has been expressing herself in poetry since she was 12 and has since achieved considerable notability for her work. Her poem "You Don't See It" employs wonderful imagery, offering insight into her perception of the world. Not to be missed!

"I think that with autism often the focus has been on our limitations, which has given rise to assumptions and myths that we cannot create artistic works of value. Every autistic artist, writer, filmmaker, and musician proves that those myths and assumptions are wrong." –Nicole Nicholson
 

Now 34, Nicole writes "to communicate, engage minds and hearts, offer different ways of seeing and feeling, and help others find their way back home." Her work has been published in Young American Poets and Strong Verse and in two chapbooks: Raven Feathers and word. She regularly blogs her poems at Raven's Wing Poetry and is a contributor to We Write Poems, an online community of poets. She also blogs about her Asperger-related experiences at Woman With Asperger's. Most recently, her poetry was published in Poets for Living Waters. Nicole recently received a Naturally Autistic Award from the ANCA Foundation in the International Adult Literary category for an unpublished collection of poems, aptly entitled Novena. Nicole currently lives in Columbus, OH, with her fiancé.