Huntsville’s own Marc Lacy, a graduate of Alabama A&M University is a nationally renown, award winning poet/author and spoken word artist.  He has performed all of over the country at many national literary events and spoken word venues.  Marc is a contributing writer to RADAR and The Grove Magazines.  He is also a writer for Blogginginblack.com. In The Summer of 2009, Marc met up with the cofounder of HBO’s Def Poetry Jam, Mr. Bruce George and Poet Rene Reyes in Los Angeles to serve on the panel at The Annual “So you Think you can  Spit?” poetic symposium for youth.  Lacy credits his faith in God and love of family for providing energy to succeed. 

2006 Poet of the Year - Memphis Black Writer's Conference
2006 Self-Published Poet of the Year - C&B Books Distributors
2007 Poet of the Year Nominee (with Nikki Giovanni)- Open Book Awards