Angelina Marie Robinson, born Ann Marie Riddell, was far from ever being a normal child. On her own most of the time, Angelina always knew she was different from the other boys and girls her age. Unfortunately, she always found herself being the brunt of some school bully’s joke and for many years would be called “Half Breed”. She didn’t know it at the time but now appreciates that these are some of the attributes that helped make her the strong independent woman she is today. It also reinforced how proud she is of her heritages of Native American, English, Scottish, and Irish descent. History indicates that several of her grandmothers were either from the Cherokee or Nanticoke Tribe, resulting in a very strong Native American bloodline.

Both Angelina’s mother and grandmother were strong independent women. Influenced by both women’s writing, musical, and vocal talents, she was always surrounded by self-expression through the arts. Free to explore life, you could find her playing in the woods with the animals or sitting in the middle of the vegetable garden staring up at the moon. It seems natural with her strong Native family bloodlines “Little Moon” would be her given Native American name.

Angelina was always writing, drawing, and singing, and with every chance she got, she would be in the school plays, no matter what the part. As Angelina grew up, her imagination increased in size and writing became part of her life. At that point it was mostly poems and short stories. At fifteen, she joined a rock & roll band and started a journey in the music industry that help prepare her for what the future held for her. Every moment with Angelina was like being on a roller coaster… you never had a clue what would come next.

Along with singing, dancing and a lust for knowledge that knows no bounds, she also possesses a quick wit and a knack for seducing the darkest passions one can possess—not just as a vocalist or dancer—but in being a writer and storyteller as well. In 1998, the Poetry Guild published one of her pieces, “The Forgotten City,” in their compilation entitled Beneath the Winter Sky. The same company nominated her for Poet of the Year in 1999.

Angelina left the music business after ten years of being a vocalist, lighting director, and manager for several bands. She loved singing but there was something else that was tugging at her heart. She continued to travel around on her own writing here and there. It is never a dull moment—traveling as much as possible to expand her imagination, knowledge and feed her undying need for the ultimate adrenaline rush. She loves the fact that she can write anywhere she chooses and does so. Her favorite place to write is in the middle of a field surrounded by majestic mountains and the sounds of the Native drums whispering upon the wind.

Not only has she lavished the poetic community with her haunting, if not enticing visions, she has completed her first book in The Hunger Series, with the second installment soon to be released.