A YOUNG & WELLVERSED POET

Shot on location at Collier County Public Library Headquarters, Naples

Local poet Emma Sullivan uses creativity to conceive and contribute

Naples resident and local poet Emma Sullivan was not your average middle schooler. Sure, many tweens dabble in poetry writing, but few have their works published in a national publication by grade six—and far fewer pen perspicacious titles like “Existential Crisis” at such a tender age. As Sullivan, now age 20, currently attending Wellesley College in Massachusetts, light-heartedly says, “I was a very intense little sixth-grader.”

Sullivan was never keen on sports or typical schoolyard activities. Instead, she was attracted to writing, the arts, and things calling for creativity. While many of and .