Writeous Soul (aka Carin Malone) is the founder of the Traveling Poets and the Memphis-based organization I Am a Poet Memphis. In both roles, she focuses on connecting the past, present, and future through poetry workshops, mentorships, poetry slams, and community engagement efforts—and on tackling childhood trauma that makes its way into adulthood. She is a Memphis Poetry Slam Master and 13-time poetry slam champion and, since the 2021 Women of the World Poetry Slam, currently ranks as the #32nd lady poet in the world. She has been on the National Civil Rights Museum’s Drop the Mic Poetry Slam committee since winning their 2017 competition. Since then, she has launched an annual event at the museum called Lyrics at the Lorraine. Writeous Soul is a 2020 graduate of the Orpheum Theatre Group’s Teaching Artist Training Program. She and the Traveling Poets have partnered with Hattiloo Theatre for its Write On Speak Out (WOSO) program. As the project coordinator of the History Ambassadors Program (H.A.P.) launched by Lakethen Mason of Memphis FilmWorks, she led the pilot cohort through its very first semester. Her spoken word album The Evolution of Writeous Soul can be found on all digital streaming services.