Featured Poet in the Turkey based International Arts Festival, FeminenArtFest

I'm thrilled to share the news that I 'm part of the international  Turkey based Women Art festival, FEMINENARTFEST.  The event has been organized by Mr. Vedat Akdamar, General Manager of Artshop Publishing and General Director of FEMINENARTFEST in Istanbul, Turkey together with Mr. Mesut Senol, International Festival Director where they invite only women (poets, …

Poetry Event for the 100 Thousand Poets for Change (#100TPFC) at the Jefferson Market Garden, New York Public Library, on Sept 24, 2021 #TMPPoets

I'm thrilled to be performing again with the Thursday Morning Poets group on September 24, 2022 as part of the world wide open poetry reading at the historic Jefferson Market Garden of the New York Public Library. We are grateful to the Branch Manager, Frank Collerius for giving us this opportunity. Thursday Morning Poets was …

Poetry published on the Poets4Haiti website and an opportunity to publish and donate for #Poets4Haiti

I'm grateful to Tony Lovino of the OceanSide reading Group to feature my poem on the Poets4Haiti website. Here is the link to my poem "Abundance", that was first published in the "Earth, Fire, Wind and Water anthology by AuthorsPress. https://poets4haiti.com/home/abundance-by-megha-sood Poets4Haiti is a website created by Tony Lovino in 2010 in the aftermath of …

Walk_Exhibit “The Women” part of the upcoming Paterson Poetry festival, Oct 1-3, 2021

I'm thrilled to share the news that in addition of being one of the performing artists at the Paterson Poetry festival "The Women" exhibit  featuring my poem "Definition" ,curated by the founder of the walk_bye, Catalina Arunguren will also be part of the Paterson Poetry Festival on October 1-3, 2021. The festival has been organized …

Book review of Anita Nahal’s “What’s Wrong with Us Kali Women” by Megha Sood

I'm delighted and honored to share the book review of he Dr Anita Nahal's third full length poetry collection "What Wring with Us Kali Women" by Kelsey Books. Here is the link on Amazon  https://www.amazon.com/dp/195435388X/ref=sr_1_6?dchild=1&keywords=Anita%20Nahal&qid=1628629469&sr=8-6&fbclid=IwAR2-EoBj4Bol0tMzmrK9Dpr16mGfLD6PXSYVKUq-N0zOfZnmq6NNt35GkdY Book Review for Anita Nahal’s “What Wrong with us Kali Women” by Megha Sood This riveting collection of seventy prose …

Poetry Published in the Madras Courier

"POETRYPUBLISHED IN MADRAS COURIER" I’m so excited and thrilled to be part of this esteemed publication.Immensely thankful to EIC Shrenik Rao for publishing my poem “Creativity Comes from a Cluttered Place". The Madras Courier is a 233-year-old news brand, launched on October 12, 1785, by Richard Johnston, who had earlier that year inspired The Daily Universal …

Featured Writer on the Martha’s Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing Institute (MVICW) Wednesday Weekly

A proud moment for my upcoming chapbook " My Body Is not an Apology" by Finishing Line Press to be featured on the "Writer's Wednesday" column hosted by MVICW. I recently was the recipient of the Poet Fellowship from MVICW which gave me the opportunity to attend the week long virtual conference. Here is the …

Poetry Accepted for the “Twin Towers, Twin Decades” Anthology by Local Gems Press

I'm excited to share that my poem "Smokescreen" has been accepted for the anthology "Twin Towers, Twin Decades" by the Local Gems Press.The anthology has been curated by the National Beat Poet Laureate and founder of the Local Gems Press, NY, James P Wagner. James P. Wagner (Ishwa) is an editor, publisher, award-winning fiction writer, …

Photo montage of the reading at the New York Poetry Festival 2021 at the Governors Island, NY #NYCPofest

Sharing the montage of the recent poetry reading at the Algonquin Stage at the New York City Poetry Festival 2021. The festival was organized by The Poetry Society of New York at the scenic Governors Island, NY I performed with my group called Thursday Morning Poets #TMPPoets curated by Queens Poet Laureate and 2020 Fellow …

Poetry Reading for the “When Women Speak” August Edition 2021

Sharing the video recording of the August Edition of When Women Speak 💋 curated by Ameerah Shabazz-Bilal   I read two of my poems namely "A Bridge Needs to be Built" and "My Body Lives Like a Threat" from my upcoming full-length collection by the same name by Texas based FlowerSong Press   You can …

Poetry featured on the Poetry Society of New York(PSNY) Pandemic Poems:May Day 2021

PSNY and Pandemic Poems paired poets up from all over the world to collaborate on a series of Pandemic Poems. Poets were given a partner, a first line, and the last line. Each pair worked together, going line for line, to co-create a sonnet in a single day (May Day). Throughout the day each poem traveled …

Call out for Submissions for Literary Journal “Life and Legends”, California.Submission Period August 1st thru October 31st 2021.

We are open for submissions. Please follow the guidelines mentioned in the link below.Life and Legends publishes unsolicited work of Poetry, Poetry Translations, Flash fiction, Travel Essays, and Book Reviews. Our submission periods are August 1st thru October 31,2021. All submissions must be e-mailed to – editor(at)lifeandlegends.com For general inquiries, please contact – info(at)lifeandlegends.com Life and …

Interview featured in the “Backstory of the poem” series by Christal Cooper

I'm thrilled to share that my short interview has been featured in the "Backstory of the Poem" series curated by the Christal Cooper. The series has been uniquely crated by Christal Cooper, who through a group of questions shares with the readers the backstory of a featured poem. This time my poem "My Body Is …

List of Publications/Events/Media Mentions for the month of July 2021

July has been a milestone month in the series of my poetry readings at public events. This month I was thrilled to be part of the 10th Annual New York Poetry festival along with my group "Thursday Morning Poets" on July 24, 2021. Thursday Morning Poets group has been curated by the Queens Poet Laureate, …