Jamilah Renae

Expect a good time when you book Jamilah Renae! Her words are sure to entertain you and your guests. She writes about everything from the birth of children to the death of loved ones. She can customize her performance pieces to fit the occasion. She has 8 years of experience as a performance poet and 30 years of experience as a writer.

Published Author/Poet/ Spoken Word Performer, Ms. Terry R. Banks began writing and finding inspiration from all aspects of her life and the lives of others at a young age, she found that poetry was her “calm” within the storms of life. Her first body of work, “Emotions- A Diary of Words” was published in 2003. The positive feedback confirmed that her voice was much needed and in 2008 “In My Darkest Hour” was published. She began performing at various venues in the Southeast Texas area under the stage name Ugly Beauty during the summer of 2006. In the fall of 2010 she recorded her first spoken word CD entitled UnSpoken, shortly after that she recorded The Life & Rhymes Of Jamilah Renae. She currently lives in Dallas, TX with her family.

No special requirements for lighting, staging, or sound.