Coming Into My Own: The Gypsy's Writings
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"Writing erotic is not about smut or unbelievable fantasies in Hustler, pulled from the latest porno. Erotica is very hard to write, and at the same time is very stimulating."

Although she routinely blames her birth sign of Scorpio as the reason to her madness, Kwame was not always this open and honest. She was born during the 70s in Chicago into the arms of her loving and vert strict mother, a single Chicago Public School teacher , who has had over 36 years of dedication and service, and who taught her the importance of her history, her education and her spiritual being. Kwame grew up in the Calumet Heights neighborhood where she enjoyed a healthy childhood. It was during her years of attending Kenwood Academy that Kwame developed her love of poetry, writing for the local student poetry journal, and because of her style and sweet mannerisms, the nickname "Gypsy Woman" stuck and would throughout her life. Her poetry didnt stop as she continued to mature in her subjects. During her college years, Kwame was first introduced to her first book of decadence from one of her favorite novelists, Anne Rices The Claming of Sleeping Beauty.

"I dont think it was until years later, in the midst of being mother and coming into the beginnings of self awareness, I began my writings all over again. I worked on mostly fiction with no specfic genre but it was after I received a gift of erotic, namely The Pearl and the Story of O from my husband is when I started to research and research the world of erotic, what turns things on and what brings people together."

Currently, these days, Kwame splits her time between working as a Counselor at a pregistous university located in Chicagoland, being wife and mother  to her 9-year old and 3-year old, as well as dedicating her life to her home church and family, St. Stephen's Lutheran church of Chicago where she serves on Church Council and Women's Ministry. She is also finishing her academic career, pursuing a degree in Psychology  to hopefully be finished in 2006-2007.

 

Interview with the author for the "Controlled Corruption" story, published by Justus Roux in the erotica antology, "Erotic Tales" published in 2003

Writing Accomplishments:
 
Kwame has had her poem "The Essence.." published in Rosa la Rose, a language literary journal by the Department of French and Italian at Northwestern University. She has also had three stories published, "Controlled Corruption" in the Erotic Tales Anthology ,"Delving into her Dark Desires" on Thermoerotic.com and the "Scent of Vanilla" by Brown Skin Books for the Hot Chocolate Anthology, recently in 2004. In addition she has performed several of her poems through fests held by Chicago Poetry.com and at private art festivals. Currently she is working with Chicago Poetry.com with submission of her manuscript of her first chapbook to hopefully be published in early 2005 and will also be hosting an Open  Mic Night at a local nonprofit theater on the Southwest Side of Chicago.

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The Gypsy Woman and her rare smile