Look Both Ways

"Look Both Ways" is the author's first book of short poems, a collection that took just shy of five years to write. Since her junior year of high school, she has noticed a trend of how easily the arts are undervalued and often ignored when compared to technical fields of study, such as mathematics and science. In her senior year of high school, she wrote an essay on this unspoken division, but she still feels that this is a topic that demands more attention, thought, and action. A biology major herself, she wrote this book in recognition of her field of study, but also in recognition of valuing and dedicating a good amount of her time to writing when no one else is watching. Through writing her book, she has come to understand that she can look both ways and not limit herself to one side, but instead give her dedication and love to both areas, however different they may be. In the future, she hopes to keep both science and writing in her life by becoming a high school biology/chemistry teacher and continuing to publish her words.