Glenda (Ryce) Richardson was born in Natchitoches, Louisiana and raised in Los Angeles, California, graduated from Manual Arts High School and later Los Angeles Southwest College with a degree in Liberal Studies. She has written poetry since she was a little girl and had used poetry as an outlet and also therapy. She also used poetry as a means of education and entertainment through her alter ego “Mama G” for various work and personal projects. She was published in The International Library of Poetry’s: The Silent Journey. She wrote this book to share some of her pieces with you and hopes that you will enjoy them. She raised 3 children Charniece, Richard and Malik on her own with the help of her mother Sandra Ryce, who passed away in 2009. She also has a beautiful grand daughter Marjani who brings such joy to her life. Glenda lives in Lakewood, California today.