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.