CAMARI CARTER HAWKINS is a poet and writer from South Central, Los Angeles. She is the author of Death by Comb (2016, World Stage Press) and guided journal Write Back to You. Camari’s works have appeared in Rise: An Anthology of Power and Unity (Vagabond Press), The Best of The Poetry Salon 2013-2018, The Dillydoun Review, Obsidian, Poets Choice, GenreUrbanArts, and elsewhere.