The Nelligan Review

Davelyn Hill (she+/her+) is a Black Queer abolitionist who was born and raised in the south. She+ is the Executive Director for Speaking Down Barriers. SDB is an organization whose mission is Equity for all. She+ has a Masters in Marriage and Family Therapy from Converse College. Alongside providing counseling services, she+ has led support groups, presented research, and conducted university presentations around racial trauma and oppression. She+ enjoys facilitating groups and retreats around grief and wholeness. Davelyn Hill, also known as Davelyn Athena is an author, poet, and intuitive painter. She+ also has a master’s in creative writing with an emphasis in poetry from Converse University. Davelyn’s poem “Deloris” was published by the Plant and Poetry Journal. Her poem “Questions” was featured online through Spark and Echo. Her writing deals with living in a time of systemic racism and imagining a new world where equity is a reality. She loves to write using nature as a metaphor for the emotions we experience.  Davelyn Hill Instagram Facebook