TACOMA R. ANDERSON, born and raised in Fries, VA, is an ordained Pastor/Evangelist. She enjoys sharing the gospel throughout the world to all that have an ear to hear. She has the gift of exhortation and uses it to help others. She is an instrument that God is using to help others to reach their destiny in Christ Jesus. Tacoma ‘s life quote is “I found that while running from my destiny, that I gained Character to walk deeper within it”. While seeking God one day, that was the revelation that He gave her. Encouragement for the journey was birth from the intimated daily devotional time and was then shared with close friends to help start their work day. Other works by Tacoma are “The Deepest Part of Me….Echoes of My Soul” and individual poems featured in International Library of Poetry in “Our Unforgotten Graces”; “Poetry’s Elite: Best Poems and Poets of 2000, 2002” and “America at the Millennium : The Best Poems and Poets of the 20th Century”. Tacoma has been a featured guest on the award winning Radio broadcast Coffee Talk Jazz Radio, and The Lyle Style TV, and UN-Market Your Business podcast. She continues to spread the gospel through ministry, missions, performing spoken word and reciting her works in Poetry Showcases, Women’s history programs, church events and other venues. My major influence is God, Life, Maya Angelou, and Langston Hughes, but most of all my God fearing Dad.    

I have been nominated POET of the Year for 2000, 2001, and also nominated World Class Amateur Poet for 2001 by the International Libary of Poetry.