About the Author

“I write for me, someone who at times thinks outside the box. At times finds safety in the box. At times deconstructs and upcycles the box.”

Garden My Hair : A growing Mix. Published May 2022

How do you combine the love and art of gardening, haircare and music? You make a growing mixtape.  Garden My Hair is a memoir/manual/mixtape cultivated by gardener Ami Polite. From a small sprout in the middle of the South Bronx of New York to maturing in the wide-open Great Plains of Nebraska in the late 90s and early 2000s, Ami took her frustrations of Midwest living and natural haircare and directed it toward gardening. Twenty years later of pulling braids and weeds, she has enough energy in her fingers to pen her personal thoughts and observations, that not only are relatable, humorous, passionate but doable. This mix will have you watering your hair, giving your garden a Hi-Five and doing the one-two step all at the same time.

Events

Book Talks

Local Author Series- Joslyn Castle- May 15th, 2025

Tribute to Women Authors- Well Read Women of Omaha- March 18, 2023

Book Talks- Gallery 1516- December 18, 2022

Book Talks- The Abundance Garden at The Union- October 2022

Panels

“situated selves” Amplify Arts talk and Transcript- December 12, 2025

“seeds of heritage” Kiewit Luminarium- August 8, 2024