CHERYL AINSWORTH MARTIN was
born in Guyana. She immigrated to the
United States of America after becoming a
teacher in her native land. She received her
masters degree from Brooklyn College, at
the City University of New York.
She retired after thirty-three years of service
in the Public School System. She believes
that poetry is a short-cut to literacy. Many
students like the rhymes and rhythms of
poems, and they learn to remember the
words better if they are written in poetic stanzas or verses.
Cheryl is also a spoken word artist, and a public speaker. She is
the mother of Shari, Nicole and Vanessa Maria Martin. She is the
grandmother of Troy, Trent and Triniti Gaillard.
Education remains her number one priority. She believes that reading
is fundamental, and that education is everybody's business.
