Born in San Diego in 1991, Ange Aimee Cuffee wrote her first poem at the age of 12. As a member of BRAVE NEW VOICES, she began her slam poetry in 2010 and was one of the semi-finalists for the National Youth Poetry Slam Team, competing at the Los Angeles new voices international youth poetry slam festival. MELMER THE MEERKAT is her first children's book. She currently resides in CA where she is working on a book of poetry.