Spontaneous: Redefining Poetry - Tapa dura

Winifred Marie Loving was born in Boston, MA. She received the Bachelor of Arts degree from Newton College of the Sacred Heart and the Masters of Science in Education degree from Wheelock College. She took the pen name "Oyoko" while visiting Ghana, West Africa. "Oyoko" means "member of a royal clan."(She thinks she's a queen!). After a thirty-year teaching career in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, Oyoko delights in the beauty of her favorite island writing children's literature, enjoying gospel music, and embracing the hues and views of every spectacular sunset from her veranda. Ms. Loving is also the author of a book of poems entitled Remember When, and a children's book entitled My Name Is Freedom.