For Mikhayla Robinson Smith, poetry isn’t just art, but a means of fostering connection, community, and healing. Born and raised in Augusta, Georgia, Mikhayla moved to Athens in 2018 to study English at UGA. After graduating, she began teaching at Athens’ Joy Village School, and later at Whit Davis Elementary. These days, she works at…
Rebecca Baggett
Rebecca Baggett was born in Wilmington NC and grew up on the North Carolina coast at Carolina Beach. She moved to Garner, NC at 13 where she later graduated from Garner Senior High. Rebecca graduated from Salem College, the oldest women’s educational institution in the U.S., founded in 1772. She earned a degree there in…
Life The Griot
Life The Griot was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY. He came to Atlanta as a teenager and then to Macon, GA, where he graduated from Southwest High School. He attended Gordon State College in Barnesville, GA, then the University of Georgia, where he earned Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Social Work. A poet and…