You will be back, is a collection of stories that begins with the first moment pain is felt and life truly begins. Using her personal experiences, it continues on with themes of fear, hurt, self-exploration and exposition. You will be back is written for the sensitive, anyone who has ever felt that pain has stolen any part of them and for the poet herself.
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Author Bio:
Arit Emmanuela Etukudo, is a Nigerian American experimental storyteller. Her practice focuses on creating representations of the unseen self. She combines her background in creative writing, photography, filmmaking, theater, sculpture and sound art. She received a BA in Cinematic Arts with a minor in creative writing from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County in 2016. During her time at the university she was also involved in theater where she interned at the Baltimore Theater Company and had her short play “HAPPY” produced by the Interrobang Theater Company in Baltimore, Maryland. Her creative writing also led her to being published in the literary journal Bartleby on multiple occasions. While pursuing her degree she wrote and directed many short films, including “Blackbird”, which had many features and won Best animated/Experimental film at the DC Indie Capitol Awards. In 2017 she began pursuing her MFA in Fine Art at Nottingham Trent University where she had her start as a self-taught sculptor and began merging her creative skills to create her portraits. During her first year in England, she was part of three group exhibitions, including AfterMath at Nottingham Contemporary. Her visual work has also been exhibited at venues like The Baltimore Creative Alliance and Art all Night DC. Her work also expands to performance and spoken word pieces. She is currently on Erasmus at Ecole Superieure Beaux-arts in Le Mans, France and plans to continue expanding her work across mediums and countries.