Interview with Poet Maurice Williams, Sr

What is the theme of your poem?

Answer: Seduction

What motivated you to write this poem?

Answer: Proverbs 5; …..5:21 – 5:23 “For the Lord sees clearly what a man does, examining every path he takes. An evil man is held captive by his own sins; they are ropes that catch and hold him. He will die for lack of self-control; he will be lost because of his incredible folly.

How long have you been writing poetry?

Answer: I started writing poetry privately at the age of 8. Over the years past, as I embraced my gift and love for words, and started sharing my work with others.

If you could have dinner with one person ( dead or alive ), who would that be?

Answer: That person would be Denzel Washington. His book ‘A Hand To Guide Me’, approach to his craft, and his life-story has provide me great motivation towards my pursuits.

What influenced you to submit to have your poetry performed by a professional actor?

Answer: A contact of mine, Madison Toff, influenced me to submit my poetry.

Do you write other works? Scripts? Short Stories? Etc..?

Answer: I’m working toward completing my ideas for a 10-minute play, a full length play, and 2 movie scripts.

What is your passion in life?

Answer: My life passion is to motivate and entertain others, while earning a living doing so, through my writing, speaking and acting.