Poetry has been an outlet for me since I was twelve years old when I wrote my very first poem called “Tic-Toc†as I counted down the minutes and seconds until the bell rang, signaling the celebrated end of a Shakespeare class! In my hometown of Philadelphia I attended a magnet school for seven years, but then decided to chase my dreams after high school. I am returning to the academic scene after receiving a degree in LIFE, living on both coasts, giving birth to 2 beautiful little girls. I will be cultivating my socially-conscious writing in the Africana Studies program at the University of Pennsylvania starting in Fall 2013.