Willetta

Willetta J. Davis is a creative writer and performing artist in spoken word and theatre. Creative writing is her first love. She considers herself as a "Simple Inspirational Writer". "I write to inspire. I inspire to write. I believe there is a creative writer in everyone." Her "inspirational" poem Of a Woman is one of her most performed pieces of poetry. In 2014 she debut her solo performance, Journey of a Woman at the Shreveport Regional Arts Council (A Midsummer Night Performance). Later she and a group of inspirational poetesses published an anthology of poetry entitled Journey of a Woman: Out from Pain- a collection of poetry honoring fighters and survivors of breast cancer, domestic violence and mental health. Willetta is also a children's book author. "Hi, My Name is C.J." is her first published children's book. "I love the arts in every form and fashion, but nothing soothes my soul more than the theatre." In addition to being a spoken word artist, Willetta is an actress. She has done majority work in community theatre both in Shreveport, Louisiana and Dallas, Texas. Some of her works include: Nacirema Society (Alpha), A Lesson Before Dying (Vivian), The Amen Corner (Sister Margaret), Malcolm X (Sister Margaret), For Colored Girls (Lady in Green), Smoldering Fires (Grandma Johnson), The Hourglass, Amazing Grace (Grace), Shreveport Rising: We've Come This Far by Faith (Anne Brewster), Confessions of Nat Turner (Mother/ Death), Stage Black: A Series of Short Plays (Various) and The Colored Museum (Normal Jean). Willetta is a graduate of Grambling State University where she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mass Communications and studied theatre. She lives in Shreveport, Louisiana with her husband, children and granddaughter.