Evelyn Dilworth-Williams, native of Birmingham, is a poet, author, and motivational speaker. She is also a certified secondary teacher, guidance counselor, and a master facilitator of parenting education. She received her B.A. in Sociology from Miles College in Fairfield, Alabama. She is also a graduate of the University of Alabama in Birmingham Graduate School of Education in Guidance and Counseling, with additional study in Family Counseling.  She is also a certified parenting facilitator by Active Parenting Publishers of Atlanta, Georgia. Dilworth-Williams is the author of: Panola: My Kinfolks' Land, Morning Promises & My Evening Songs, and Polishing the Apples Children's Poetry. Her poems range from inspirational to down right humorous. Dilworth-Williams poetic motivation is a blend of all life's universal energy.