James M. Moten, a retired U.S. military veteran and author, has launched an official website at www.booksbyjamesmoten.com to provide readers with 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 direct access to his books, author background, media features, and book trailers.
Moten's writing is rooted in lived experience, reflecting a life shaped by racism, military service, public service, family strength, spiritual conviction, and determination. Across both titles, he writes with a voice that is direct, personal, and grounded in truth. 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. The book delves into his early life in the segregated South, his years of military service, and the personal and professional challenges he faced, written with honesty and conviction about prejudice, faith, hardship, and resilience.
His second work, I, The Black Poet Comes, is a collection of poems shaped by decades of struggle, reflection, and spiritual endurance. The poems address racism, identity, pain, love, faith, and the human will to survive, carrying both street-level realism and spiritual depth. They offer readers a direct look into Moten's personal history and the wider 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 future away from the racial tensions of 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 spaces, experiences that continue to shape 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 influence remain central to his story.
I IRS (My Hell of Life) is available on Amazon, and its book trailer can be viewed on YouTube. I, The Black Poet Comes is also available on Amazon, with its own book trailer on YouTube. Moten's website provides links to these resources, making it easier for readers to explore his work and learn about his author journey.
