Zemi Stewart (nee Holland) describes herself as an island girl who grew up catching lizards and frogs. Originally from Gregory Town, Eleuthera, Zemi moved to Nassau as a teen after the sudden death of her mother. Through writing poetry and short stories, Zemi found a way to manage her pain and eventually heal. Releasing her pain to the pages became her therapy and helped her overcome the loss of her mother, subsequent heartbreaks & an abusive relationship. Her book, “I Gave It to the Pages” is a collection of prose and poetry that follows her journey through motherlessness and womanhood. Zemi graduated from the University of Waterloo (ON, Canada) with a B.A. in Mathematical Economics in June 2017. Though a creative at heart, Zemi works as a business analyst and volunteers as a mathematics tutor. One of her greatest desires is to inspire young women to overcome adverse circumstances and attain self worth. Recently married, Zemi lives in New Providence with her husband and two Royal Bahamian Potcakes, Brave and Beauty.