I am THE SEXY, SULTRY, SOULFUL POETESS♥. I was born and raised in Baltimore City, MD. As the only child of a single mom, I spent a lot of time with my grandmother while my mother worked. I was always looking for new and exciting ways to entertain myself. I had a huge imagination, along with an inborn passion for reading and writing. As a little girl, I would line my dolls up on the stairway of my grandmother’s home and read stories to them; either from books that came from her bookshelf or from my own school books. I even remember writing on the walls at the bottom of those stairs! (YIKES!!!) My grandmother never said a word, but I got a huge, rolling chalkboard for Christmas that year.
In 1987, at the age of 21, I moved to Atlanta, where I still live. That was when real life began to unfold for me. Although I had been the recipient of numerous writing awards and even a creative writing scholarship to attend Towson State University, it was not until recently, that I really began to share my true self thru writing and poetry. My writing has always been therapeutic and very intimate for me. It was always a private part of me that I was hesitant to share. But turning forty and life experiences had a way of changing those fears into desires. I wanted to use my gift to allow people to embrace who they are and to not be shy about their feelings. More specifically, their feelings about love. I just wanted to be real and true.
So, I was literally mused into sharing PoeticPassion©! I am inspired so much by the people in my life and just the everyday folks that I come into contact with. God has placed some truly amazing people in my life and I've learned so much from them. As far as Spoken Word (poetry w/instrumentals) artists, my biggest influences have been Jill Scott and Meshell Ndegeocello. These women are incredible poets and vocalists! Not to mention Meshell’s bass is just ridiculous! These women keep it real. So, I listen to them a lot. I strive to one day have a quarter of the depth and breadth that they have in writing and in the delivery of their poetry!
I write about a lot things and I use several different styles of writing. It's not always rhythmic, because I sometimes use prose, but it always makes sense. There are times when you'll hear that threat of spirituality in my writing too. I'm a romantic who is passionate by nature, so I write mostly about love; acts of love, making love, feelings of love, being in love, looking for love, falling in love, a lost love, etc. I say the things in my poetry that most people are afraid to say. I will always be a lover of words. I will always champion literary expression. I will always be poetic. It's just the way I'm wired.
As I continue this journey of self discovery, and continue to embark on my quest to find the "true" meaning of love, I hope to complete several collaborative projects with some very gifted musicians (wink!). But more than anything, I just want to continue writing about things that adults can relate to and to continue sharing as a performance poet, whether it's in acappella or true spoken word. My mission is to arouse thru writing, the senses (all of them) of my adult audiences in a sexy, imaginative and yes sometimes, erotic way!♥
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Where I've been. Where I am. Where I'm going.
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