Loretta (La-Rue’) Duncan-Fowler is a New York Times and Amazon Best Selling Author, Poet, Singer, Songwriter, Actress, and Spoken Word Artist.
Her debut book, My Deepest Affections are Yours – Love Poems and her Poetic Autobiography In Search of A Father’s Love continues to receive wide recognition.
In the anthology Unbreakable Spirit Rising Above the Impossible Co-authored with best-selling author and transformational coach Lisa Nichols made her a New York Times and Amazon Best Selling Author.
La-Rue performs at venues locally, domestically, and internationally.
She is a member of the performing arts groups Born 2 Be Poets, 2nd Born, and Uptown Poets. Born 2 Be Poets nominated in 2001 for SOS Music Award in the Spoken Word Category.
La-Rue has also graced the stage with Transformational Coach Speaker Lisa Nichols, Grammy Award winning recording artist The Whispers, The Clark Sisters, Shirley Caesar, The God Squad, Joanna Rosario, Vicki Winans, and Fred Hammond. Neo Soul/Rhythm and Blues recording artist Bilal and Goapele, Juan Escovedo; the late Blues Hall of Fame percussionist, vocalist, and blues man Mr. Big John Evans.
She also wrote and recorded the song Wretched Man with notable gospel and blues guitarist Odell Ross Jr. La-Rue has appeared as a guest on the international news television program Night Line with Ted Koppel, and daytime talk shows including Look Whose Talking and Good Day Sacramento advocating for the rights of her disabled son to attend Sacramento Public School.
La-Rue’ recorded and released the Black Love Poetry Tour Live DVD/CD compilation featuring herself and Larry Ukali Johnson-Redd
La-Rue loves the theatre and has performed in the Celebration Arts Theatre play Steal Away and appeared in the national televised info-mercial for the Kymora Lee Body Slimmer.
La-Rue’ host her own Spoken Word Show, An Evening of Poetry w/Ms. La-Rue,’ and the Mood Blue’s Poetry Series. You can also hear her podcast on Spotify In Search of a Father’s Love In Times Like These for the Believer
Spoken Word is her ministry gift, and she uses it to counter the effects of suicide, hopelessness, lack, and insufficiency found in people today, to assist people in understanding that nothing that they have ever been through can ever separate them from God’s love!
Whether it is hosting or organizing community events. You can find her lecturing and lending her gift of poetry to Civic, Governmental, Religious and Charitable organizations.
La-Rue is a member of The American Poets Society and holds a bachelor’s degree in Computer and Information Sciences and received honor and recognition from The Stanford University Journal of Pan African Studies for her poems Color, Blind, Deaf, and Dumb (a dedication to the survivors of Hurricane Katrina), Unconditional, and Mother Sonia (a dedication to poet Sonia Sanchez).
The author takes up residence in Sacramento, CA.
