Ervin Miller Jr. is a native of Savannah, Georgia. He attended local public schools in Savannah, where he graduated from Savannah High School. He was introduced to poetry at an ear...voir plusErvin Miller Jr. is a native of Savannah, Georgia. He attended local public schools in Savannah, where he graduated from Savannah High School. He was introduced to poetry at an early age. His mother, Bridgett B. Miller, would read poetry to him at bedtime and introduced different poets, such as Langston Hughes, and Useni Eugene Perkin’s poem “Hey Black Child,” from his African American culture. Ervin and his mother would recite poetry nightly. Ervin began to get serious with writing poetry in the eleventh grade, when he took a literature class from Dr. Sharonda Johnson. Ervin wrote his first book of poetry (I’m Here 4 a Reason) at the age of eighteen years old and had it published. Ervin continues to pursue his passion of writing poetry and is introducing his second book (Poetically Inclined: Raw and Uncut). Ervin shows tenacity and commitment to his poetry as he continues to make strives. He’s the first author in his immediate family to publish books. Ervin had the ears to hear the unique sounds of yesteryear, and his earlier introduction to what ultimately became a form of a worldwide speaker box is still being heard loud and clear!voir moins