Kai

Kai is the author of critically acclaimed Daughter of the Game and The Loudest Silence. A nationally recognized poet, her poem Pre-Destiny, was featured in the April 2008 issue of Essence Magazine and she was a Featured Poet in A Place Of Our Own (APOOO) national tribute in April 2008 and RAWSISTAZ Author Showcase, April 2007.

She is a contributing poet in Step Up to the Mic: A Poetry Explosion, by Poetic Press (Xpress Yourself Publishing). A winner of the No Candles Infinity Contest, hosted by Osbey Books, Kai is credited for writing emotionally raw and thought provoking works. Her short story featured in If It Ain't One Thing..., received praise for its originality and realism. Similarly, her tribute to mothers entitled Soften My Soul, featured in APOOO's Mother's Day Tribute, resulted in an outpouring of praise and personal testimonies. Additionally, Kai's poem My Baby Girl, was featured in the Fall 2008 issue of The Write Vibe, and her poem The Other Women is featured at A Tribute to Black Women.

Under various pen names she has published a number of short stories in the following anthologies and magazines: Mocha Chocolate, Erogenous Zone, Capital Book Fest: Letters to our Children, True: Volume 2, Light at the Edge of Darkness, A Reflection of Me (AAMBC) and Nubian Letters. Kai has served as a Guest Reviewer for RAWSISTAWZ Reviewers. An alumni of Hampton University, SUNY Brockport and Georgetown University Law Center, she is a licensed attorney in two states and a proud parent.

Coming in 2013, Kai will be releasing Daughter of the Game III:Burning Waters, The Click and That Good Grind. Also, stay tuned for Kai’s short story in the upcoming anthology Gutta Mami’s by N’Tyse.