Nina Oteria is a poet and visual artist in the liberatory tradition of christian mysticism, who uses creativity as a healing medium. Her work combines dreams, the surreal, and the prophetic. She is a founding member of the Corcoran Poetry Wall in Durham, NC. She was an artist-in-residence at Attic 506 in Chapel Hill from 2021-2023. She taught English at Raleigh Charter High School from 2020-2025. She holds an MFA in Writing from Pratt Institute. She holds sand and saltwater. Nina is very probably from the bottom of the ocean, or the expanding edge of the universe, but was born and raised in Raleigh, NC. She lives in anticipation of beauty.