Lattice Boykin Mckoy, RN, received her PhD from the University of Maryland. The sixth of ten children, she was born and raised in Rose Hill, North Carolina. She has been writing poetry since she wa...ver maisLattice Boykin Mckoy, RN, received her PhD from the University of Maryland. The sixth of ten children, she was born and raised in Rose Hill, North Carolina. She has been writing poetry since she was a child.ver menos