Deborah Young is a poet, children's author, playwright, visual poet and a screenwriter.

Deborah Young is a native of Natchez, Mississippi.  Natchez was home to novelist, Richard Wright author of The Native Son, Black Boy.  The 1st U.S. black concert singer, the Black Swan Elizabeth Taylor Greenfield.  An African prince, Ibrahima.  A historian, John R. Lynch.  An author of Under Fire with the Tenth U.S. Calvary and 1915 Black Who's Who, Charles Alexander.  An author and poet of Souvenir Poems, Edward Smythe Jones.  The diarist, William Johnson.  The jazz musician, Clarence Bud Scott, etc.   

Deborah Young is the first and only writer to honor human beings sold into slavery at the Natchez, Mississippi historical site, the Forks of the Road with visual poetry, poem, stage play and screenplay.

Deborah Young is the first and only writer to honor United States Presidents, Military Service Members, Negro Baseball Leagues, Baby Boomers and The Young and the Restless with visual poetry. 

Deborah Young is the first and only known writer to simultaneously honor the outgoing and incoming United States presidents, former President William Jefferson Clinton and President George W. Bush with published poems on an inauguration day, January 20, 2001 President Clinton, Recognize Rather Than Pulverize,  Texas' Son, Song Of Unison

Deborah Young is the first and only writer to honor the victims of the 1940 Rhythm Night Club fire,  Natchez, Mississippi with visual poetry, a poem No Mo' Rhythm's Beat, The Rhythm Night Club and screenplay Rhythm, The Rhythm Night Club Story

Deborah Young is the writer, who has boldly addressed the HIV, AIDS epidemic in one of the longest, poignant poems written  Oh Brothers, Oh Sistuhs a screenplay Reality Slumber and stage play Oh Brothers, Oh Sistuhs

Your Day a poem to honor a deceased mother's birthday

Father a Father's Day poem to thank a caring father

Forks of the Road  a poem about human beings sold into slavery at the historical site, the Forks of the Road, the 19th century's, 2nd largest slave trading site in the South, located in Natchez, Mississippi

Godspeed, Father Dear a poem honoring a deceased father

Players of Valor a poem about African American baseball players in the Negro baseball league.  Learn about the Negro Baseball Leagues at www.nlbm.com

Stolen Dignity a poem about the effects of slave trading

Soul Food a poem about the origins and joys of African - American food    

Buffalo Soldier A poem honoring the African - American soldiers.  Find out more about the Buffalo Soldiers at www.buffalosoldier.net

Godspeed, Julius a poem to honor a deceased uncle

Ancestors Call, Appalled  a poem about the call for African American pride & dignity 

President Clinton, Recognize, Rather than Pulverize an inaugural poem  honoring the exit of presidential post January 20, 2001

Texas' Son, Song of Unison an inaugural poem honoring the entrance of presidential post January 20, 2001

The American Creed a 9/11 poem of patriotic response