Lenett Partlow-Myrick

Lenett Partlow-Myrick, known as Mama Nef, is a Baltimore-based visual artist, poet-writer, educator, and spiritual activist. Her work combines painting, mixed media, and literary forms. Her poem "Family Visits With an Elder" appeared in the new issue of Passager, and one of her artworks was on that journal's cover. She has published writing in several anthologies, including A Community of . . . VOICES and Little Patuxent Review. She has also held residencies with organizations such as the Ripken Reading Center and Miami Light Project. She was honored in 2022 by AFRO American News for her activism.