Marc Lacy
Walter Marcellus Lacy, also known as Marc Lacy (born May 28, 1969) is a spoken word artist. He is the author and publisher of two books of poetry: "The Looking Heart – Poetic Expressions from Within" and "Rock & Fire – Love Poetry from the Core". Early life. Lacy was born in Huntsville, Alabama, USA. He is the 2nd child and eldest son born to Walter and Julianne Lacy. After graduating from Alabama A&M University, Lacy worked as an engineer for several corporations and is currently a government contractor. He spent numerous years involved in organizational work and anchoring various community  service projects (member: Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, National Society of Black Engineers) within the North Alabama area. Career. In 2001, Lacy had co-founded The Legendary ArtNSoul Society of Expression. Via the local open mic circuit, Lacy transformed from a written poet, into a spoken word artist. In 2004, Lacy published his first book, The Looking Heart, and co-produced his first spoken word CD, REFlux, (Charles Owens, Touchzone Production & Publishing). Both works were the recipients of several independent publishing/performance awards. By 2007, Lacy released his second book of poetry "Rock & Fire", which garnered him a nomination for "Poet  of the Year" – Open Book Awards along with Nikki Giovanni. He has traveled the nation participating in various spoken word/literary endeavors.