I hail from Columbus, OH. I graduated from The Ohio State University with a BA in English, and minor in African-American studies.
My work is evocative, provocative, and substantive. It gives voice to unrest by examination of real life urban experience and reflection. It speaks to historical, political, economical and social environments with a contemporary, yet conscious voice.
I speak of relationships, unfair work practices, community violence, spirituality, sisterhood, independence and heritage with passion and purpose.
I write because it helps me ponder and process the world in which we live. I write because when I share my poetry, I find others who share my experiences and we find hope in knowing we are not alone. I write for those who believe they cannot identify with anything "urban." I strive to demonstrate there is familiar even in the unfamiliar.
I write to give life, to share life, to and preserve life.