About

Since her start in slam poetry at the age of 17, Danielle has continued to grow in her written endeavors. From competing at Brave New Voices in 2014, to placing as a finalist for the title of Los Angeles Youth Poet Laureate, Danielle has committed herself to the writing community. As an undergraduate student at Chapman University, Danielle helped bring student poetic voice to the university, co-founding the first poetry club in 2015. Pairing her passion for activism with voice, Danielle has become an outspoken advocate on drug policy reform and served as president for her campus’s chapter of Students for Sensible Drug Policy. In 2020, she graduated from Chapman University with a MFA in creative writing where she now teaches disability rhetoric and creative writing. Her publications in non-fiction, fiction, and poetry have led to two nominations for the Pushcart Prize, four nominations for Best of the Net, and placing as a finalist for the Diana Woods Memorial Prize in Creative Non-fiction. She lives in Southern California with her chickens, wiener dog, and parrot.