The songs and art in this book are about our collective emergence after the pandemic and trauma of the last few years - comprised of 5 collections: World as Refuge, Where We Live, In Our Hands, Rhythms of Change and What We See & Sow.
Run into Blackness: Feeling My Poetic Gumbo is my first book of poetry. After publishing poetry in various publications, it was time to publish my own book. The pieces of the puzzle became complete after roughly five years of editing and adding poems. These poems are windows into my world filled with stories.
Writing provides me with a voice to share stories, which may be serious or funny. It's
Background
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I'm an avid reader. This addiction started while I was young. To focus one one particular writer or even a genre of literature is difficult. I guess I'm not finished being influenced.
Accomplishments
Accolade Award (Poetry), Christian Writers Ministry Network; Profound Literati Award (Plays), Thespians de Imani Ensemble; Harriet Bias-Insignares Award for Poetry, Bridge Your Soulful Journey; Certificate of Recognition for Poetry (Mayor's Office), Nashville, TN;