Akiena Louis is a Poet, Artist, Actor and Published Author born in Nyack, New York. She moved to North Carolina with her mother and siblings where she spent her late adolescent/teenage years. In Art classes is where she discovered how much she loved creating.
An UNCG Alumna, she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Theater and Concentration in Dance and African American studies. Once Graduated Akiena moved to New York City to pursue her dreams.
The poetry classes she took in college is what inspired her to take the pages of her notebook and release a published body of work. Her debut book “My Inside Thoughts Are Poetry” (2018) was Akiena’s first introduction to the world as a published Writer/Author.
Her second literature birth, a phenomenal book of poetry and divine thoughts “Like a flower needs sunlight” (2022) is bringing more awareness to her voice, vulnerability and poetic prophecies as a poet on the rise.
Writing became a form of release and healing that led to her finding her voice. She encourages others to use poetry and journaling as a way of deep introspection. Akiena’s work as an Oracle began the moment she started the inward journey of healing herself by sharing her authentic creative expression. As a being of love, she honors her existence using art, poetry, acting, and music as her mediums to inspire self determination and living from the healed heart space.