MoPoetry Phillips

Founder, Hit the Mic Cincy
Co-Founder, Regal Rhythms Poetry 

MoPoetry Phillips is a national spoken word artist, graduating from Northern Kentucky University in 2011 with a B.A. in English. She was one of the first two African American women certified as a poetry group facilitator through Women Writing for (a) Change within their first twenty-eight year history, and served on  their Board of Directors, Cincinnati location from 2019-2022. She is currently actively serving under their Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Committee. Also, she is on the Juneteenth Committee. MoPoetry was born in Middlesboro, Kentucky, but grew up in Cincinnati most of her life. She is an Appalachian poet and a member of the Urban Appalachian Community Coalition. Her works have been published with SOS Arts, The Voices Project, WordPress, and Ghosn Publishing. Also, her autobiography, included in her first self- published book Equals Greatness, received an Association of Writers and Writing Programs (AWP): Intro Journals Project nomination. Equals Greatness is available on Amazon, and at both the Cincinnati and Kenton County Public Libraries. She is one of Artswave’s Regional Artist Grant Award recipients for 2021 and Circle Grant recipients  for 2022. She is the co-founder of Regal Rhythms Poetry LLC and the founder of Hit the Mic Cincy. She continues to impact her community, supporting other artists as she grows in her gift.