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Michael Anderson is a New Jersey poet and artist by way of Jamaica. His poetry revolves around subjects of self-encouragement, self-actualization, and self-discovery. He provides unique poetic critiques and analysis of problematic aspects of our society from an anti-racist, feminist, anti-classist, realistic and non-dismissive lens. Michael strives to create spaces of reflection, recovery, reconciliation and rebellion by using artistic platforms to employ his words as a voice for traditionally unheard populations. He has been a member of the Rutgers Slam Poetry Team. He was the former host, and now President of Verbal Mayhem Poetry Collective at Rutgers University. He studies Journalism and Media along with Africana Studies. In addition to the open mics and slams, Michael does public speaking and performs his poetry at middle schools, high schools, and colleges. He loves to read and loves to learn. Michael believes that freedom arrives through learning.