Brenda's Child

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                                       (photo courtesy of Robert Cooper)

  I’m sista who didn’t choose to sink or swim

 when faced with distress and suffering

 Instead I grew wings...

 to fly myself closer to my dreams

                                  -From the poem "UNEXPECTED" by Brenda's Child

 BIO- 

Brenda’s Child has made it her life’s mission to inspire people through poetry and stories and through leading by example with courage, confidence, and integrity.

Born Latoya Bosworth, she began writing poetry at age 14 to cope with the death of her maternal grandmother, Ga-Ga. She dubbed herself Brenda's Child at the age of 21, in honor of  her late mother Brenda Kay Swinton, and began performing spoken word locally. 

She loves to write poetry that is uplifting and relatable.  Brenda's Child emphasizes self-love, worth,  and value. She also feels obligated to tell the truth...  even if it hurts.

  Brenda's Child uses her poetry as an outlet as she experiences the daily joys and struggles of being a mother, youth advocate, teacher, African-American, female, optimist, and dreamseeker.

 Brenda's Child has performed all over from her hometown of Springfield,  Massachusetts, to Philadelphia, and across the coast to San Diego. She has featured at all types of venues from nightclubs, to churches, from colleges to  community organizations.

Her poetry is currently featured in the Pen&Ink column of the community newspaper  

An African American Point of View 



In April of 2007 Brenda's Child self-published her first book of poetry entitled

A Piece of My Mind...Poetic Confessions of a Self-Proclaimed Diva



Since then she has published four more titles.Currently BRenda's Chilsd is a columnist for Lioness Magazine.