Scottt Raven's work has been shaped by his experiences as an actor, athlete and an artist, the son of an English and P.E. teacher. Following his mother's untimely passing when he was 15, he used writing & performance to process his emotions, later hosting The Good Grief Podcast to constructively converse w/other creatives who lost a parent. Scottt co-founded the internationally touring spoken word trio, Mayhem Poets after studying Theater, English and Journalism at Rutgers University and has performed in 45 states and 10 countries, creating original poetic work for various companies and conferences, while his printed work has been featured in the anthology, 'These Summer Months' from the Late Orphan Project, The NY Times and in study guides used in schools across America. He also curates storytelling series' at art museums and runs intergenerational workshops at assisted living facilities. He currently lives in Queens with his almost wife and a cat named Vanna White.