A Collection of Poems: More Cooked Up Poetry

CHERYL AINSWORTH MARTIN was born in Guyana. She immigrated to the United States of America a-fter becoming a teacher in her native land. She received her masters degree from Brooklyn College, at the City University of New York. She retired a-fter thirty-three years of service in the Public School System. She believes that poetry is a short-cut to literacy. Many students like the rhymes and rhythms of poems, and they learn to remember the words better if they are written in poetic stanzas or verses. Cheryl is also a spoken word artist, and a public speaker. She is the mother of Shari, Nicole and Vanessa Maria Martin. She is the grandmother of Troy, Trent and Triniti Gaillard. Education remains her number one priority. She believes that reading is fundamental, and that education is everybody's business.