On January 3, 2023, Tonya Ingram—a poet from Cincinnati, a Bronx native, an advocate for mental health, a kidney transplant candidate, a lupus legend, and a fan of Tom Hardy and The Office—passed away suddenly and unexpectedly.
The cause of death is not disclosed. The specifics of the funeral services may be revealed later. Everyone’s friends and family, who also respected her, miss her, thought of her, and prayed for her in the afterlife.
“Tonya Ingram was a shining example of a poet with the uncommon and amazing talent of using her voice to provide hope. We are grateful that Tonya allowed us to get to know her and experience her humour and magic. Tonya and the sunshine she brought to Los Angeles will be missed. We are offering our condolences to everyone who is grieving this loss, to everyone who knew Tonya and was affected by her amazing work. She’ll be recalled.”
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the Getty Museum, Madison Square Garden, San Francisco Opera House, Nuyorican Poets Café, Lexus Verses and the Flow variety performance, and The Price is Right* have all given tributes to Tonya. “An Open Letter to My Depression,” her popular BuzzFeed collaboration, has had over 4 million views and is still growing.
Tonya was an artistic and daydreams, and her songs discuss the importance of caring for oneself, particularly on days when we don’t feel deserving. She holds degrees from Otis College of Art and Design and New York University. Today, Tonya resides in Los Angeles, California.
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