Poet Brenda Bunting, she/her is the author of “Poems of Love and Violence in between Life and Death” 1st and 2nd editions. She is an award-winning orator, a storyteller with the National Association of Black Storytellers and a Teaching Artist with the International Teaching Artist Collaborative (ITAC). She hosts poetry events and has been the featured poet at live events, virtually, on television, and blog radio. Brenda has been published in numerous publications online and in print. She is a workshop facilitator and spoken word artist who advocates for racial, social, and environmental justice. She is a literary leader of Prince Georges County Maryland, a life member of the Kentucky State Poetry Society and certified Life Coach. Brenda has her MA in Teaching from New York University and is working various book projects. Check out her artist page on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/BDBpoet [2]