Birdman313

Originally from Benton Harbor, Michigan, I received a B.A. degree in Social Science from John Wesley College in Owosso,Mi. I tried out for The N.B.A.California Summer Pro-Basketball League, the Eastern League and several independent teams and spent several years playing Semi-Pro basketball. Moved to Houston,Tx in 1980. I have four published poetry books and three published chap books and also have been published in Forward Time Newspaper, Storm Magazine, Harbinger Asylum Magazine, the Indiana Review Newsletter and The Permian Basin Poetry Society Anthology PERMIAN BASIN 2014. I am a member of the Austin Writers Roulette and host the Spoken Word Contest at the National Black Book Festival. My awards include several Editor’s Choice Awards in Poetry, a Plaque with the Poem 'She”, Gold Medallion and Pendant. I am appearing in a YouTube documentary, (Poetry is Dead), by Weasel Patterson of Vagabonds press in the Houston area. I received a A.A. in Networking Admin from ITT-Tech and a Computer Tech Certificate from JTI. I’m also a mobile app developer for iPhones and Androids devices and have developed my own personal app at the Google Play Store, Birdman313.