Enigmatic Mahogany
On November 20 , 1982 Lela Marlayna Carbin , the fifth Lela in her family , was born in Birmingham , Alabama and was raised in Huntsville , AL . Thoughout her matriculation in school , she wrote at every opportunity . She was acknowledged for her contributions in both writing and presentation by Blacks In Government in Huntsville , Alabama as well by the University of Alabama in Huntsville . In 2001 , she entered Tennessee State University in Nashville , Tennessee , where she worked with the school ’ s radio station as radio host personality Lady L “ In The Wet Zone .” It is during her tenure at Tennessee State University , she delivered her first oral piece at Kijiji ’ s . “ My Blood As Its Ink ” began her poetic xpression . Serving within the Student Government Association , she birthed XpressionZ , an open mic forum held on campus to bring artists together . After receiving her bachelor of arts degree in 2005 , she returned home to Huntsville , Alabama .
August 2012 , she created a group entitled XpressionZ on facebook invititng all artists to join in the movement of providing a platform for all artists with every xpression to expose their talents to share with the world wide web . She also used this group page to publicize various events across the country in the area of arts and entertainment . It is at the onset of this group , she became known as Enigmatic Mahogany .
November 2012 , she became the host of Inspirational XpressionZ , a poetry radio show under the umbrella of P . O . E . T . ( People of Extraordinary Talent ) Radio . Inspirational XpressionZ serves as a clean , family friendly poetry platform for poets near and far . The poetry presented within this show encompasses much from inspiration to awareness to romance and all in between . While hosting Inspirational XpressionZ , she was afforded the opportunity to serve as Station Manager for P . O . E . T . Radio assisting in bringing forward poetry 5 days a week .
In addition to living in her passion , she also wears the mother hat . She is the proud mother of two , Jayden and Lela # 7 . It is when she looks in their eyes , she is forever motivated and encouraged to push towards her goals . Her goals consist of composing a compact disc with her poetry , followed by her first published book and long term she plans to open her own venue in Huntsville , Alabama . She is driven by her children and motivated by her past to continue to make a difference in each life she touches through poetry .
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