(Richard M. Feldman) Ever since I was a young boy, the only thing I wanted to be was a cowboy. I wanted to own and work on a real ranch, with cattle and horses. Especially horses.
While I never became a cowboy, considering everything I have done
A Woman of Color Presents: Writer Mitzi Kay Jackson. I welcome you in, take a look around read, and enjoy!
Background
Information
I'm thirty-six year-old mother of six,who attended Wayne State University. Attending Wayne County C.C.. My influences are simply everyday life. Donald Goines, Maya Angelou, Sister Souljah, Nikki Giovanni and Sonia Sanchez. I love also Zora Neale Hurston.Rosa Guy and music also influences me. Joni Mitchell, Ricki Lee Jones, Alanis Morrisette and differently Erykah Badu & Lauryn Hill. The music of blues/Jazz old and new. I've been writing for about four years now and I am ready to share.
Birth Place
Detroit, MI USA
Accomplishments
I have three poems on poetry.com I was 1st runner-up of a Hubert Massey poetry contest (still haven't collected my prize yet). Four of my poetry chapbooks and one collection of short stories were inducted into a special African American Collection at a local college library system(Wayne State University). Since becoming a member of Phi Theta Kappa, I enter into their yearly writing contest Nota Bene out of over eight hundred entries my poem "Long Way To Go" placed 10th!
Additional Information
I recently finished a short story titled Flying on One Wing
and a poetry book titled A Black Woman Celebrated.I have a serious collection of poetry and shorts that hopefully I can set-up some readings and book signings. I also did a poetry book with Maurice Lewis titled What's Your Paranoia? (they edited some of my words and it just didn't turn out right) much thanks to them anyway
Contact Information
Mitzi Kay Jackson
2541 Crane St.
Detroit MI 48214
USA