Deborah Young is a poet, children's author, playwright, visual poet, screenwriter and political poet.  Deborah Young's twenty-seven (27) volumes of registered copyrighted poetry, visual poems, works of art are located in the U. S. Library of Congress 

Deborah Young resides deep in the heart of Houston, Texas and inspired by courage and diverse writing skills by Texas notable, decorated WW II soldier, writer and poet Audie Murphy  

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 poet, 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 poet, writer to honor many with visual poetry images; United States Presidents, Deacons for Defense and Justice, Military Service Members, Negro Leagues Baseball, Baby Boomers, The Young and the Restless and Inauguration of Barack Obama as President of the United States and Social Workers 

Deborah Young is the first and only known poet, writer, political poet to simultaneously honor the outgoing and incoming United States presidents, Former President William Jefferson Clinton and Former 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 poet, 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 poet, 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 Leagues

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, the Buffalo Soldiers

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