Berkeley Wilkins of Falls Church, Virginia began taking art classes when he was five. He began participating in theatre productions in Middle and High School. He continued taking art classes in school, participating in the international baccalaureate art program. Berkeley developed a love for sculpture, which became a form of tactile art. He began writing poetry and making art that could be heard or touched. He earned a silver key in 2018 for a poem he wrote about time-travel and neglect. At the university, he became more invested in writing—taking poetry workshops, participating in the poetry and spoken word club, and being nominated for the Gosnell Prize. In the spring of 2019, he also began a social media campaign called Announce Capacity where he posts poems and photographs displaying the artistic capabilities of people with disabilities in an effort to advocate for authentic representation of people with disabilities in the media. He found his artistic calling in writing. Writing allows Berkeley to make space and raise the volume when he was feeling unheard. Berkeley’s mission in poetry is to show the reader what it is like to live with a vision impairment through his voice, form, and movement, something he has not seen in poetry before. His vision portrays his work as an instinctive part of how he navigates the world. Berkeley’s goal is that one day his work can help others find their voice and create more space for other people with disabilities to be included in the arts.