Sunni Patterson, New Orleans native, is an internationally acclaimed poet, performer, workshop facilitator, certified spiritual life coach/consultant, and initiated priestess and minister. Sunni is a 2020/2021 John O’Neal Cultural Arts Fellow. She currently serves as a Resident Artist for both the New Orleans Claiborne Corridor Cultural Initiative and Junebug Productions. She is also co-founder, along with scientist and atmospheric chemist Cherelle Blazer, of the environmental arts and public health organization Breath Is Lyfe.