“Your name is you; when you’re dead and gone your character will be all that holds weight.”

Here’s a book that poetically describes the joys and pains, as well as the momentous and mysterious journey, of transitioning from adolescence in to adulthood. Too Many Tongues in My Mouth captures the vibrant and raw imagination of being a teenager, the brutal and uncertain realities as a young adult, and how the magic of words is rebirth. Minimah Rush’s poetic memoir is a new modern American classic. Minimah expresses how she navigated through her life’s ups and downs proudly accepting her struggles and experiences to become the woman she is today. A poetic memoir that tells a tale of a lioness that wanted to be heard, not seen. Too Many Tongues In My Mouth will open up minds for generations to come.

Born and raised in Newark, New Jersey Minimah attended Arts High School and Rutgers University, for undergraduate and graduate school. After completing her education in 2014, at age 23, she moved to Shenzhen, China to teach English to primary aged children. Upon returning to the United States, Minimah pursued a career in social services. She explains always being a lover of the arts and dedicating her leisure and volunteer work to that field. In 2018 Minimah gave birth to her first child and now she’s blending being a mom, businesswoman, and significant other.