Lorraine Currelley, indigenous African American Gullah Geechee poet, spoken word performance artist, intuitive visual artist/ photographer and art/literary curator. Widely anthologized & awards recipient. Publications include but are not limited to Bronx Memoir Project Volumes VIII & IX, From the Inside: NYC through the Eyes of the Poets Who Live Here, From the Ancestors: Poems and Prayers for Future Generations, Blind Beggar Press,  DoveTales, Belladonna. Hudson Valley MOCA and PA Poets/Artists. Former President-Harlem Arts Fund, Executive Director for Poets Network & Exchange and the Bronx Book Fair, aka The People’s Book Fair; featured in the award-winning documentary 1.5 Million. She’s the NY, USA New Generation Beat Poet Laureate 2023-Lifetime, a Bindercon Scholar, a recipient of the New York Public Library Arts for a Lifetime Award, 50 Most Influential Women of North America, and the Platinum Eagle Award of Excellence.