Tru Essence Poetry -- Resident Poets -- Alicia

Alicia Martin

Who's your favorite poet?
Langston Hughes
Gwendolyn Brooks

What do you like about Tru Essence Poetry Night?
It feeds my soul

What drew you to poetry?
My love of literature, lyricism and music, and my feeling that poetry is a combination

How long have you been writing?
Since age six

What inspires you?
Observations about life and people, music, and emotion

What kind of poems do you write?
All kinds, whatever I feel

What do you want people to know about you?
I'm sensitive, emotional, brilliant, and sometimes introverted

What do you want people to know about your poetry?
It's real. No matter what you think of it, it is real.

Have you written any books? Any recordings?
Books yes, but not published yet
Recordings no, not yet just background vocals for others