Meet DeLois Buckley

DeLois Buckley is an educator, author, poet, curriculum developer, and lifelong student of history, science, culture, and the human experience. His work reflects a distinctive combination of scholarship, creativity, social awareness, and a deep appreciation for the stories that connect generations.

Born in Louisiana and raised on a small farm in rural Pike County, Mississippi, Buckley’s early life helped shape his appreciation for family, history, community, nature, and the experiences of everyday people. He graduated from Eva Gordon Attendance Center in Magnolia, Mississippi, before continuing his education at several institutions, including Miami-Dade College, the University of Missouri–St. Louis, Truman State University, St. Louis University, the University of Missouri–Columbia, Southern Illinois University–Edwardsville, and Harris-Stowe State University.

His academic background spans psychology, sociology, educational leadership, physical science, earth science, biology, geosciences, and related disciplines. He has earned multiple college degrees and professional teaching credentials, bringing a broad interdisciplinary perspective to both his educational career and his writing.

Throughout an extensive career in education, Buckley has taught science and contributed to curriculum development, social studies instruction, student recruitment, science fairs, professional development, and district-level assessments. He has also developed curriculum in areas including African American history, ecology, astronomy, meteorology, and geology. His professional service has included work with the Riverview Gardens and St. Louis Public School Districts.

His dedication to education has earned recognition from numerous organizations and institutions, including the Academy of Science of St. Louis, the Association of Black Scientists of Metropolitan St. Louis, Pfizer Research, the St. Louis Science Center, the International Science and Engineering Association, the Missouri Botanical Garden, the NAACP, and Monsanto Research Corporation, along with multiple recognitions for excellence in teaching.

Buckley brings the same curiosity and commitment to understanding the world into his literary work. His writing often combines history, social commentary, human emotion, genealogy, cultural reflection, and narrative poetry.

He describes much of his literary style as 21st-century narrative epic poetry, writing that moves beyond traditional verse to explore people, events, relationships, social conditions, and the forces that shape communities.

His published works include:

• Poetic Spheres
• Poetic Eclipse: Shadows in the Sands
• Faces in Perils and Emerging Truths
• A Woman’s Feelings: A Book of Poetic, Passionate, Confessional and Romantic Narratives

Across these works, Buckley examines subjects ranging from history and family lineage to social challenges, compassion, relationships, personal reflection, and the complexities of the human condition. His writing invites readers not simply to observe the world, but to look beneath the surface, consider its history, and think more deeply about the people and circumstances within it.

Beyond writing and education, Buckley enjoys photography, poetry recitation, Gospel music, gardening, botany, and horticulture. Whether cultivating young minds, preserving stories through literature, or tending the fruits of his own garden, his life reflects an enduring commitment to learning, creativity, heritage, and growth.

DeLois Buckley writes to preserve history, examine humanity, inspire thought, and give poetic voice to stories that deserve to be remembered.