Ms. Vickie M. Oliver-Lawson is a retired public school administrator, wife, and mother from Baltimore, MD. She is the author of Vocal Moments (a collection of various poems designed to inspire, heal, humor and give you food for thought), released in 2003 and published by Poeticjava Publishing. Ms.Oliver-Lawson is also the author of  In the Quilting Tradition ( a story about the interaction between a young man and his grandmother as she tells him about the tradition of quilting from an African perspective) released in 2005 and published by Poeticjava Publishing. She has another children's book entitled Assata and the Secret of the Cowrie, published by New Day Publishing (2008). Her most recent release, in 2009, is a collection of poetry called Timeless Influences which is dedicated to the memories and legacies of both her best friend and her mother. Vickie is a member of the International Society of Poets,Black Authors Showcase,and The Arts Have It. She is an alumna of Morgan State University and Loyola College. She is listed among Who's Who in the East and Who's Who Among Business and Professional Women. Ms.Oliver-Lawson's favorite poets are Langston Hughes, Countee Cullen and Paul Laurence Dunbar. Vickie also likes selected works by Maya Angelou and Nikki Giovanni.   Ms.Oliver-Lawson has performed in WomenWording: An Evening of Dueling Tongues (a choreopoem that interweaves narrative prose, poetry, movement and song) which was held at The Harlem Theatre Co in New York, New York in March 2004.   In addition to MD poetry venues, Ms. Oliver-Lawson has also performed in NY, PA, NC, GA and Washington, DC.   She is currently featured at News Maryland and Baltimore Independent Media.

Ms. Oliver-Lawson was recently inducted into the Baltimore chapter of the National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women. She was the recipient of a grant, in 2007, from the Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts. She is currently working on another collection of poetry as well as several other stories for children.