About Me

Hello! My name is Colette Murphy; I am an English major and Art Therapy minor attending the University of New England in Biddeford, Maine. Over the past four years here I’ve had multiple hands-on experience in activist spaces as a librarian, too. I hope this paragraph finds you healthy and comfortable- but before I delve into more about me, I’d like to walk you through some relaxation first. I take health, comfort, and the mind-body experience seriously.- let’s walk through some guided exercises as to decompress and ground ourselves before jumping in.

1. Mandala exercise– The art therapy classes I’ve taken have taught me how coloring mandalas applies both the left and right side of the brain through pattern recognition, use of multiple colors, and decision making. When tutoring, I give the tutee a small mandala to color over the first five minutes to get the brain and body in alignment before we work together.
2. Writing exercise– As to apply what many English classes have taught me, this exercise loosens the tense feelings that come with meeting new people, acts as a creatively inclined transition for the brain, and acts as a fun gateway into academic writing. Write for five minutes about your favorite song, your best friend, or what animal you would be.

Now that we’re relaxed, most people refer to me as Coco. I was born in April of 2004, and I deeply value art, literature, yoga, and music! I have had Type One Diabetes since I was three years old, I grew up around chihuahuas, and I have two brothers who I’m incredibly close with. I attended Hopewell Valley Central Highschool in Pennington, New Jersey, where I was a part of their FIRST robotics team SPIKE293, and growing up I pivoted between Princeton and Hopewell, New Jersey.

I originally attended UNE because my family had a second home in Norway, Maine, when I was a young girl. The house was a fundamental part of my upbringing, and made me fall in love with Maine as a whole over the weekends, holiday breaks, and summers I’d stay there.

I’ve been writing poetry almost daily since my Elementary school years, and as a freshman at UNE I found my calling in English. I took this a step further and became a Writing Fellow for the university, where I was implanted in English classes and helped students with their work. I’ve also read aloud at poetry events for the university once a semester, which has influenced my dictation, cadence, and general public speaking skills. I also moved ahead artistically throughout college and began working under UNE’s Printmaking shop’s professor. I love being involved with change, and being involved with what my outlook on change brings to future through my writing and passion for art.

Please reach me either at my school email Cmurphy25@une.edu or my personal email Chocotufts@gmail.com

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My first ever poetry reading for UNE circa fall 2024

Night out in Portland, Old Port circa summer 2025

Botanical Garden in Montreal circa summer 2025

Montreal circa summer 2026