Stacy Dyson

Stacy Dyson is a Black female poet who explores/ illustrates/ illuminates the history, self-image, and philosophy of the Black woman. Based in San Diego, she has performed/ workshopped in Oklahoma, South Dakota, New Mexico, Massachusetts, California, Nebraska, Texas and Colorado. Author of six chapbooks and five spoken word CDs. Her play FANNIE’S GIRLS: A 4-1-1 IN 5-PART ATTITUDE is a Colorado Women’s Playwriting Festival winner. Former Poet Laureate for Imagination Celebration (Colorado Springs) and the CEO/lead poet of women’s writing and performance groups DragonsWing(Colorado Springs) and Page to Stage: Women’s Voices (San Diego), she was a 2009 Nominee for Poet Laureate for the State of Colorado. Featured in venues all over San Diego. Currently touring with her two new collections of poetry, LOVELY AND SUFFERING and FOLLOW ME ON THIS, Future projects include a new play titled AUGUST 5000, and an online women’s writing/ performance group called FIRESCRIBE.