Dr. Lily gụsịrị akwụkwọ na Mahadum Harvard na nzere bachelọ yana Mahadum Georgia nwere PhD na Creative Writing, ma bụrụ onye nnata nke John Harvard Scholars, nke a na-enye n'elu 5% nke ụmụ akwụkwọ. Ọ rụrụ ọrụ na Northwwest University, họọrọ 15th n'ụwa, ma na-akụzi English na Humanities na Nueva School, Nke Mba. 1 ụlọ akwụkwọ ọha na mpaghara San Francisco Bay, kemgbe 2014. Ọ bụ onye ndụmọdụ, onye nkuzi agụmakwụkwọ na ọkachamara n'akụkụ isiokwu nke kpalitere ọtụtụ ụmụ akwụkwọ, ma enyerela ọtụtụ ụmụ akwụkwọ aka itinye akwụkwọ na Mahadum Stanford nke ọma.