Anna Baard-Blixt

Since I learned to write, I have kept a journal. After a life-changing experience at the age of 19, I began writing poetry. This has since become my way of processing emotions throughout life. At 14, I became the youngest European champion in bowling ever, and my career went well until my body started saying no ten years later. When I had to end my career, it was tough to find a new path in life. Instead, there were lots of parties with friends and attempts to have children, which unfortunately didn’t succeed. I kept pushing forward in life until I finally found the right help and began to feel better again. Today, I work to help others rediscover life, and that’s also how my debut book came to be. Many people go through life without sharing their feelings with others, hiding how they truly feel. This is something we as humans need to get better at, supporting and helping one another. I hope to inspire greater openness and positive change in my readers' lives, even though many of my poems are of a darker nature. Through this, I also want to remind everyone that we all experience emotions, and we need to allow them to exist and give them the time they need to be processed. Give our selfs time to enjoy this life.