Autor/-in: Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton

Deborah D. E. E. P. Mouton. is an internationally-known, writer, director, performer, critic and the first Black Poet Laureate of Houston, Texas. She is the author of the 2019 poetry collection Newsworthy. , which was a finalist for the The Writer's League of Texas Book Award and Honorable Mention in the Summerlee Book Prize. Her poems have garnered her a Pushcart nomination and have been translated into multiple languages. She has been a contributing writer for Glamour. , Texas Monthly. , Muzzle. , and ESPN's Andscape. Her work ranges from writing stage plays and librettos for operas such as Marian's Song. to storytelling through film. She currently resides in Houston, Texas.