Amanda Pendley is an eighteen-year-old writer from Kansas City who uses poetry to navigate her way through the past and into the future. She works as an editor for her local teen literary magazine and has also had works published by Lithium Magazine, Teen Ink, and Scholastic. Whether it is art, ballet, or slam poetry, she finds that the ways in which she channels self-expression are meant to inspire others to share their voice. You can find her on Instagram @amandacpendley.
