Nikki Hornsby while in school in VA & NC was actively involved in publications either literary magazines, newspapers, or year books. Her father was a published novel writer as well as a GS 14 government employee. Her mother held a Masters Degree in English Ligature. Her older brother published a cook book of his own recipes to raise money for his heart transplant before he died. Nikki Hornsby grew up with writers in her family as well as always writing songs herself since she was a child of five.

There are many poems written by Nikki Hornsby. A booklet of them are published on Amazon.com Here on Poem Hunter are some of those also from Nikki HORNSBY's Nikkism's which are short poems and verse.