Alonzo "zO" Gross or zO-AlonzO is a Poet, Songwriter, Rap Artist, Actor, Dancer, Recording Artist, Plawrite & Screenwriter.

His short stories were first published internationally in 2005 and in 2006 in the Staying Sane book series published by Evelyn Fazio. Staying Sane when family comes to visit (2005) and Staying Sane during the Thanksgiving Holiday. His first book of poems entitled Inspiration, Harmony, and the World Within was published in 2012. Also in that same year, he was awarded "Best Spoken Word Poet" at the Lehigh Valley music awards. In 2016 zO was selected as a featured poet in the film "VOICES" directed by Gina Nemo filmed in Los Angeles California and released in 2017 in select theatres as well as Amazon Prime. Then in January of 2018, he released his second book of poetry entitled "sOuL eLiXir The writingZ of zO" which was greeted with rave reviews and a 5 out of 5-star rating.

In November 2020 zO was named as one of the best poets of 2020 by Inner Child Press where his work was featured in their Anthology.

In June of 2021 zO released his 3rd 5-star reviewed book of poetry/art entitled "PoemZ 4 U AND YourZ" and in April of 2022, he won The Award for Best Poetry book of the year and first place at The Bookfest Awards. Also, in that same month zO appeared on the national news Wfmz channel 69 for his first sit-down interview since winning Poetry book of the year.

In June 2022 zO received another award for his book POEMZ 4 U AND YOURZ at the International Book Awards for "Best Poetry book of the year in the Urban Category". Also in that same month, he received "The Golden Heart Literary Prize" from the World Poetry Foundation for Outstanding Literary Contributions and Artistic Excellence.

zO is a graduate in the field of English Literature/Dance from Temple University. A true Renaissance man zO looks forward to releasing music CDs, acting in & producing films, as well as new books of poetry and art.