James M. Moten, a retired U.S. military veteran and author, has launched a new website, www.booksbyjamesmoten.com, to provide a central hub for his two deeply personal works: the memoir I IRS (My Hell of Life) and the poetry collection I, The Black Poet Comes. The site offers readers direct access to information about the books, author background, media features, and book trailers.
Moten's writing draws from a life marked by racism, military service, public service, family strength, spiritual conviction, and perseverance. His memoir traces his journey as a Black man who endured racism, served in the U.S. military, and later worked as an IRS agent. It details his early years in the segregated South, his military career, and the personal and professional challenges he faced. The book reflects on prejudice, faith, hardship, and the resilience required to move forward.
His second work, I, The Black Poet Comes, is a collection of poems born from decades of struggle, reflection, and spiritual endurance. The poems address racism, identity, pain, love, faith, and survival. With a voice that combines street-level realism and spiritual depth, the collection offers a direct look into Moten's personal history and the broader experiences that shaped his perspective.
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 life away from racial tensions in the segregated South. He later served in both the United States Air Force and the United States Marine Corps, earned a degree in finance, worked for the IRS, and founded his own tax corporation.
Throughout his life, Moten encountered racism in public and professional settings. Those experiences continue to influence his writing, giving his books a voice grounded in memory, testimony, and faith. His work also honors his mother, Arlishie Harris Moten, whose strength and guidance remain central to his story.
Readers can learn more about I IRS (My Hell of Life) and I, The Black Poet Comes by visiting www.booksbyjamesmoten.com. Both books are available on Amazon, and book trailers can be viewed on YouTube.
