Celest Ngeve King (Celest Divine) is a poet, griot, spoken word artist, therapist, assistant principal, mentor, motivational speaker, life coach and photographer. She fell in love and tapped into the art of writing via poetry when she was 8 years old. She was first featured in an anthology of poetry at age 11 for her poem, Now I See. She became a spoken word artist in high school after she was asked to recite some of her original poetry for the Black History program. Over the years, she continued to hone her craft, speaking at open mics, poetry events, being featured at R&B, soul and hip hope shows during her years at Albany State University where she obtained her bachelor of science degree in psychology with a minor in sociology. She later obtained a Master’s degree in Education (Curriculum & Instruction) and is currently in graduate school for a Doctorate degree for Educational Leadership.

Written & Spoken Word Works

She released her first book, You Don’t Know Me (Poetry of a Diva Under Construction) in 2004, then went on to pen her second book, Butterfly Revolution: She Speaks Again, in 2007. She also released her first spoken word project, Wisdom Pimpin’ during that same year. One of her poems, Today (I’m Not a Poet), became one of her signature spoken word pieces to perform at major shows and events. She released her second spoken word project REAListically SPEAKING which was heavily inspired by her growth and role as a teacher, therapist and children's advocate. She joined the soul collective, African Soul-a blend of soul music and spoken word with group member Andrena Williams in 2010. They're debut cd, Eclectic Gumbo, was released in 2011. She excitedly played the role of Eve in the stage play, A Rhyme Deferred, with many other talented actors and actresses under the dynamic directorship of Scotty Gannon in 2014. On September 13, 2014 (her 33^rd rotation around the sun), African Soul released their sophomore project, Agape. She went on tour in 2015 with other collective poets and singers which was known as the StoryTellers Tour. She went on to pen four additional books: Poetry, Quotes, Affirmations & Other Pretty Stuff (2017), She Said No! Any Other Questions? (2018), Calming the Chaos (Who Heals the Healer?), and Pink Poems: Soul Release (2021). Celest Divine has just put the finishing touches on her new book, Unlocked (All the Things I Couldn’t Say) which she will release in March 2025.

Currently

Celest Divine lives in Georgia with her husband and is the bonus Mama to her four children. She has been a special education teacher, special education coordinator, Director in a school setting and now serves as an elementary assistant principal. She founded SheSPEAKS Academy Mentoring Program in 2018 for girls and she is a proud member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated (initiated in 2004). She continues to write, paint, study, read, perform spoken word, plan, facilitate wellness retreats for women, take photography, serve as a life coach and she continues to be a voice for wellness, self-care, self-love and self-acceptance for women as a motivational speaker.