Singer-songwriter Poppy Griffin moved across the country junior year to attend the prestigious Idyllwild Arts Academy in California. At the time, she was a raw but gifted singer with a bit of self-doubt and a lot of passion, hoping to turn a hobby into a career path. It was a hard transition. For the first month, Poppy would attend class then come back to her dorm alone and feel homesick.

Less than a year later, Poppy found more than she was looking for at Idyllwild. Not only did she polish her craft as a singer, she discovered an innate talent as a sincerely emotive songwriter. Now, Poppy is entering senior year self-assured as she readies her first recorded songs to be released as a series of singles.

“I felt pretty lonely back then, but I knew I belonged at Idyllwild,” Poppy recalls. “One huge thing that time taught me was that I was a songwriter. When I stopped trying to sound like other people, I figured out my sound and my style, and that is writing from the heart.”

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