The Wasteland of Broken Promises – a Reading by Breanne Nystrom

Friday, January 27th, 5 to 7 pm

Join us for an evening in the gallery for a reading by one of Sierra Arts’ recent literary grant winners! Event is free to the public.

Artist Statement: 

During my early years, writing quickly became an outlet for me, for the wonderful, the dreadful, and the disconcerting chapters in my story. It was as if when I picked up a pen and placed it to the paper, my deepest emotions flowed out in their purest form even when I could not express them in any other way. As I wrote, my thoughts, emotions, and experiences went from a jumbled and tangled mess, to taking the shape of tangible pieces, with a deeper meaning assigned to each of them. My journaling developed into freestyle poetry with ease and the truest expressions of my heart were manifested in ways that I could not explain. Conclusively, my coping mechanism became an art form and an immense passion. My aim as a literary artist is to share my gift, but most importantly my pain, joy, bondage, and freedom with my readers to inspire hope and show them they are not alone.

Breanne Nystrom