Alexandria Michelle Red is a Seattle-based poet. She graduated from Xavier University of Louisiana with a degree in Chemistry, and also earned a Masters in Teaching degree from Seattle University. She was one of seven founding members of the Oratrix Spoken Word group. She traveled and was a featured poet on the 2004 "All Girl. All Word." tour. She is featured on the 2003 "Oratrix" CD, and has performed nationally in theaters, festivals, cafes, bookstores, and on university campuses. She has one self-published collection of poetry, She’s The Truth. She also taught high school chemistry for seven years. Currently she is focusing her energy toward completing a full-length poetry collection, Yellow Shotgun: An American Story.