Brief Author Biography
Marie Waldrep was born in Atlanta,Georgia September 1968. She lived with both parents. Marie has 2 brothers and 3 sisters. She is the youngest of six children. Marie lived in Fayette County,Ga. and is a graduate of Fayette County High School 1987. She lived in Fayette County all her life up until January 2006 when she finally moved away from the reminders of her abuse.
Marie began writing from her heart at the early age of 11. As a victim of incest and childhood sexual assault, she found writing poems helped to ease the pain and facilitate her healing and recovery process. As such, she felt compelled to compile this collection of her own poems. Marie was awarded the Editor’s Choice Award in January 2004 for outstanding achievement in poetry by poetry.com and the International Library of Poetry for her poem “Still I Cry.” She has created a web site called The Mighty Phoenix with information to help promote awareness and healing of all sexual abuse. You can find Marie's book on most all online bookstores.
Marie is very dedicated and compassionate about helping other survivors of sexual assault, incest, rape and domestic violence.
