James M. Moten, a retired U.S. military veteran and author, has launched a central website, www.booksbyjamesmoten.com, to showcase two of his deeply personal works: the memoir "I IRS (My Hell of Life)" and the poetry collection "I, The Black Poet Comes." The site provides readers with direct access to his books, author background, media features, and book trailers, offering a comprehensive view of his literary contributions.
Moten's writing emerges from lived experience, reflecting a life shaped by racism, military service, public service, family strength, spiritual conviction, and determination. His memoir traces his journey as a Black man who endured racism, served in the U.S. Air Force and Marine Corps, worked as an IRS agent, and founded his own tax corporation. The book candidly addresses prejudice, faith, hardship, and the resilience required to persevere. "I, The Black Poet Comes" presents a collection of poems that draw on decades of struggle, reflection, and spiritual endurance, exploring themes of racism, identity, pain, love, faith, and survival. The poems blend street-level realism with spiritual depth, offering an unvarnished look into Moten's personal history.
Born in 1947 in Crockett, Texas, Moten was the tenth of fourteen children. At age five, he moved with his mother and siblings to Tucson, Arizona, as his mother sought a safer environment away from the segregated South. He later served in the Air Force and Marine Corps, earned a finance degree, worked for the IRS, and founded his own tax corporation. Throughout his life, Moten encountered racism in both public and professional settings, experiences that continue to inform his writing. His work also honors the guidance of his mother, Arlishie Harris Moten, whose strength remains central to his story.
Both books are available on Amazon. Readers can view the book trailers on YouTube for I IRS (My Hell of Life) and I, The Black Poet Comes. Moten's website serves as a hub for those interested in exploring works that confront difficult truths and celebrate the human spirit's capacity to endure.
