Yenia Jimenez is a Mother, Poet and Educator. She is born and raised in occupied Ohlone Ramayatush Land. She is a mother, community advocate, and a self-published author with two collections of poetry and prose, Visualize what you read and An Ode to Resilience. Yenia believes that BIPOC stories are highly underrepresented in literature and need to be elevated. She hopes to continue to inspire people, most importantly as an educator through teaching poetry and song writing workshops with an emphasis on the history of Jazz, Blues and its connection to the African Diaspora.