About Nicole Antoinette Lewis

Nicole Antoinette Lewis is an alchemist of words, a poet who turns experience into bloom. Her writing transforms pain, love, and memory into lyrical gardens where language takes root and beauty rises from the soil of experience.

She received her Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of New Mexico and her Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing and Poetry from Naropa University.

Her work has appeared in Sage Woman Magazine, the San Diego Union-Tribune, the San Diego Poetry Annual, and various other literary publications. Her short memoir was featured in the International Memoir Showcase and published in Shaking the Tree, Vol. 6 (2025). In August 2025, she was honored as Author of the Month at Pacific Highlands Library, recognizing her voice as a vital presence in San Diego’s creative community.

Her verses, like delicate flower petals, enchant and intertwine with the divine, stirring profound emotion and reflection. Illuminated by the moon’s gentle glow, her work inspires dreams, nurtures transformation, and reveals the beauty within the human experience.