Mimi Tempestt is a daughter of California. Her works are aimed at disrupting stereotypical narratives around the iconography and constructions of black and queer people in media representations. Her debut album, rough diamond, was released in 2019. she is a graduate of mills college with a ma in literature and is the 2019 winner of the mary merritt henry prize for a group of poems. Her debut Collection of poems, the monumental misremeberings, is forthcoming with co-conspirator press, in november 2020. she looks forward to beginning the critical/CREATIVE phd in Literature at uc Santa Cruz.