Janie Tormanen attends the University of Minnesota Crookston where she is pursuing a Communications major and a Writing minor. She also is on the women’s basketball team and works as a writing tutor on campus. Her poetry is inspired by her personal emotions and experiences and enables her to look at the world through a lens of poetry and language.

Upcoming Projects: Janie collaborated with fellow student and composer, Caleb Mendez, to transform her poem “Why? You.” into a song. The song is debuting on May 1, 2023, at 7:30 p.m. by the University of Minnesota Crookston choir on campus.

Instagram: @poetrybyjanie