Fyremouff

Karla Armour is a bilingual (English/Spanish) spoken word artist who is known as FyreMouff. Born and raised in Chicago, IL by a Guyanese mother and African-American father, she is the oldest of four children. A humanitarian whose extensive career as a versatile writer is deeply rooted in Chicago, she uses her talents to work toward an end to domestic violence through the development of the annual Human It Tea--formerly named Feminine It Tea--open mic in August 2006 ( http://feminineittea.bravehost.com ).

An alumnus of the University of Illinois at Chicago, she has been instructed by esteemed professors such as Sterling Plumpp and the late Paul Carroll. FyreMouff's writings have been featured in several anthologies and reviews. Her appearances include, but are not limited to, the following: "That Time of the Month," an all-female review by Strawberri Taylor; ChicagoPoetry.com events, the Jaguar Wright concert, the International Festival of Life and Groovin' on the Grove. Her music has been aired on internet radio.

As a visual artist, Ms. Armour uses her first and middle names, Karla Reneé, which mean "woman reborn" and debuted in "Jouissance," Insemi-Nation’s exhibit of sight and sound in 2006. Her work has also been exhibited at St. Joseph’s Museum in Kansas City, MO.

Her future endeavors include a debut CD is scheduled to be released in the summer of 2008 with her first book to follow shortly afterward.