Experienced…

While in New York, I began teaching creative writing and drama in afterschool
programs and performing poetry in showcase and jazz venues. Upon moving back to St.
Louis in 1984, I commenced a period of over thirty years, working in education and the
arts. In addition to my work in the public schools, I continued my long-time association
with the St. Louis Black Repertory Company and became founder and artistic Director
of 40 Corners, a study and performance workshop designed to help teens develop a
perspective on the civil rights movement of the sixties and how that translates and
informs issues they face today. Since April 2015, I am once again living in Harlem where
I have begun working with Zawadi Writers and performing poetry in Harlem and
Brooklyn jazz venues. My work has recently been published in African Voices magazine
and NYU’s Black Renaissance Noire.

Motivated…

I am passionate about writing stories and poems. I am passionate about young people
having a voice. I am passionate about being a part of a creative community. I live to
create, clarify, collaborate and connect – to change the world.