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TyGrayEL
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Welcome to Ty GrayEL's Official Website
Uplifting Humanity — One Verse at a Time.
TyGrayEL LLC is a creative enterprise built on one mission: to transform lives through the healing power of the spoken word, ancestral storytelling, and therapeutic poetry.
As Chief Creative Officer, Ty leads all creative production including nearly 700 original spoken word poems and short stories, the Word Is Balm — Casting Healing Spells live program for senior facilities and youth agencies, and the self-help series Word Is Balm: 7 Sacred Secrets To Alleviating Stress.
His memoir Confessions Of A Wayward Son — Poems In The Key Of Christ is available now on Amazon.
His voice has been selected by the Smithsonian Institution to portray formerly enslaved Africans at the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C.
He is the first and Emeritus Poet Laureate in the 210-year history of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, a two-time Spoken Word Billboard Award winner, and a Certified Stress Management Therapist credentialed through the National Association of Drug and Alcohol Interventionists.
"Pleasant words are as a honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bone." — Proverbs 16:24
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Confessions of a Wayward Son: Poems in the Key of Christ
Confessions of a Wayward Son: Poems in the Key of Christ is a raw, soul-stirring collection of poetry and prose that chronicles one man's prodigal descent into darkness and his miraculous, grace-filled return to the arms of a merciful God. Written by TyGrayEL, this deeply personal anthology is more than a book of poems — it is a spiritual testimony set to the rhythm of the Word, a confession breathed into verse, and an altar call disguised as literature.
Ty GrayEL has been called the ‘Minister of Poetry’ and 'The Vessel’ through which our Ancestors speak.
He is an author, activist and internationally renowned spoken word recording artist. He is a storyteller extraordinaire and creator of the Breath of My Ancestors Podcast
The power of the spoken word is evident each time this inspirational storyteller opens his mouth. He captures your imagination by weaving poetry, historical events and present day facts into a bright celestial cloth that lifts the air, enlivens your spirit and stirs your soul.
Ty's slave narratives and poetry has impacted the lives of millions around the world.
He has been featured in the highly acclaimed stage plays, 'The Process-Journey to the Dark Side of Addiction', Flavors and Urban Therapy'. He has also appeared on the Michael Baisden Show, the Russ Parr Morning Show, BET News, the Pacifica Radio Network and Sirius/XM Radio as well as featured in the Washington Informer and Washington Post newspapers.
The Breath of My Ancestors Blog
Check out the Breath Of My Ancestors Blog, "The Underground Rail." The podcast that broadcast ancient wisdom from the past. With storytelling, poems and commentary on issues that need to be faced. James Baldwin said, "Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced."
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