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Indigo Skye(born October 03, 1980) is a spoken word artist, self-published authored, producer, dancer, model, actress, songwriter and podcast personality. She releases 7 poetry collections, her latest "Open Letter" was released on Amazon December 2017. Being her most vulnerable and honest work to date.

Biography[edit source]

Born in Saint Louis, Missouri on October 3, 1980, at Barnes Jewish Hospital. Danielle Trey Duncan was the youngest and only girl of 2 older brothers, one older brother on her father's side from a previous relationship. She started her career in 1993 writing poetry after seeing the John Singleton movie, "Poetic Justice". Skye wrote her first short story 2 years later entitled, "The Promise". After letting a friend read her story she said Skye should be a writer. She took those words to heart and continued writing more poetry. In high school, she entered various poetry contest and was a beat reporter for the school paper.It was until she started attending Benedict College where she discovered spoken word. SHe performed at different places around campus.

Career

After college, Indigo Skye moved back to Detroit, Michigan and began performing at local open mics around the city to build up her fanbase. In December 2015 she self-published her first poetry collection, "Broken Flower: Bittersweet, In Repair & Fully Restored Volume 1". It was based on 5 years worth of poetry written about an abusive relationship, dealing with the heartache, social issues, and redemption. She went on the publish 6 more poetry collections from 2016-2017. In December 2016, Skye moved back to her hometown Saint Louis, Missouri and began performing at various open mics. She developed her first production company Indigo Skye ENT where she is currently working on producing her first showcase "Introducing Indigo Skye" in 2018 and other future projects.

Publications

"Broken Flower: Bittersweet, In Repair & Fully Restored Volume 1" "Lotus: Bittersweet, In Repair & Fully Restored Volume 1" "Erotica Avenue: Love & Lust Poems" "Unbreakable" "The 5th Wonder" "A Million Miles To Beauty" "Open Letter" "Signature Piece"(TBA)

Projects

"Introducing Indigo Skye"(TBA) "Open Letter Tour"(TBA)