Spoken Word Artist Lacey Roop
Hollins University 7916 Williamson Road , Roanoke, Virginia 24019
Lacey Roop is a nationally acclaimed spoken word artist. In 2011, she placed sixth at the Women of the World Poetry Slam (WOWPS), has been the Austin, TX Individual World Poetry Slam (IWPS) representative as well as a two-time member of the renowned Austin Poetry Slam. Roop has toured everywhere from Texas to Canada and everywhere in-between. She has shared stages with numerous artists from finger-painting kindergardeners to The Wailers. She is the author of three self-published chapbooks and one full length collection, <em>And Then Came the Flood</em>, published by Timber Mouse.