“Through our trials and tribulations, our stint in the wilderness of our lives, if you will, we come face to face with our darker traits, do battle with them, and round off the rougher edges of our character in the process.”

Auliq-Ice is an Inupiaq poet and educator from Alaska. His work centers on Indigenous language revitalization and the cultural resilience of Arctic communities. His poetry blends traditional storytelling with contemporary concerns, often exploring identity and land.