problem or circumstance, they are not alone. Every poem may not ring true with every reader, but she hopes that they will take from her words, that which they need most. One of the biggest compliments one could pay her is to say…Wow…you put into words exactly what I was feeling!

In 2003, Cipriana established Soulfully Speaking Productions, a company designed to facilitate and promote her expression through writing and photography. She completed her second book, Work in Progress, in 2004.

Cipriana is a graduate of Florida A&M University (where the Rattlers Strike! Strike! and Strike! again!) and N.C. State University. She is originally from and currently resides in Maryland, where her alter ego works as an engineer for a consulting firm.