Growing up in a vibrant, protective and nurturing neighborhood on the west side of Detroit in the 80s sets the landscape for Ravenn L. Moore’s strong connection to ethos in her debut book, Sandpaper. A vivid dreamer, and out-the-box thinker, Ravenn began writing at a very early age, even selling such 3 or 4 sentence works to neighbors who willingly, and lovingly bought multiple pages for at least a quarter every time she knocked on their doors.
It was there, on the west side of Detroit, where Ravenn developed an eclectic mix of grit, emotional intelligence, a sense of community; love of self and community, and a relentless grind, all eloquently conveyed between the lines of every poem in Sandpaper.
Ravenn is a published journalist. During her undergraduate studies at The Ohio State University, Ravenn was a copy editor and wrote news articles for the student-run university newspaper, The Lantern. Ravenn has written over 300 news articles with the Gannett Newspaper, Palladium-Item. Ravenn has also been a contributing writer for the Evansville Courier and Press Newspaper, and the University of Chicago Medical Center – At the Forefront Newsletter. Ravenn was proofreader for the travel anthology, The Places We’ve Been: Field Reports from Travelers Under 35 (The Places We’ve Been Books, 2013).
Ravenn is also an editor, grant writer and financial budgeting consultant. She has worked for multiple companies and organizations in the United States and in Japan. Ravenn received her bachelor’s degree in Journalism from The Ohio State University, and a master’s degree in Public Policy from the University of Chicago.
Ravenn started Paperthick Publishing to publish her multiple collections of poetry, short stories, and novels. She also plans to publish the works of other writers as well. Ravenn and her son reside in Detroit.