Featured Poet in the 4th Annual Paterson Poetry Festival, Oct 1-3, 2021

Thrilled and excited to be a #featuredpoet in the upcoming #PatersonPoetryFestival2021. I will be reading #poems from my chapbook ("My Body Is Not an Apology", Finishing Line Press) and from full length ("My Body Lives Like a Threat", FlowerSong Press) Honored to share the space with talented voices James C Ellerbe Crystal Crustl Davis #JerseyCityPoetLaureate … Continue reading Featured Poet in the 4th Annual Paterson Poetry Festival, Oct 1-3, 2021

Media Mention of the Thursday Morning Poets virtual event at the NYPL( New York Public Library) in newspaper,Broadway World

I'm thrilled to see the media mention of our #TMPPoets event today at NYPL The New York Public Library along with the #100thousandpoetsforchange in the Broadway World.com Thursday Morning Poets-who represent NYC's broad cultural and ethnic diversity -go global, drawing on their unique lived experiences in reading of their original works of poetry in-concert with … Continue reading Media Mention of the Thursday Morning Poets virtual event at the NYPL( New York Public Library) in newspaper,Broadway World

Event Mention of the Thursday Morning Poets joining the 100 Thousand Poets for Change on Sept 24, 2021 in Poets.org and NYPL ( New York Public Library) website

Excited to see the mention of the #TMPpoets ( Thursday Morning Poets) upcoming online event at the NYPL The New York Public Library Jefferson Branch. Thursday Morning Poets are joining the 100 Thousand Poets for change. Below is the event listing on the NYPL website: https://www.nypl.org/.../pro.../2021/09/24/1000-poets-change The event is also mentioned in The Academy of … Continue reading Event Mention of the Thursday Morning Poets joining the 100 Thousand Poets for Change on Sept 24, 2021 in Poets.org and NYPL ( New York Public Library) website

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.  Below is the link of the poetry reading of my poem " My Body Is not an Apology" from my upcoming chapbook by Finishing Line Press along with the certificate of participation. https://www.facebook.com/1603983663/posts/10219048284150391/?d=n The event has been … Continue reading Featured Poet in the Turkey based International Arts Festival, FeminenArtFest

Poetry reading for the anthology “Protect 2021” by Moonstone Arts as part of the 100 Thousand Poets for Change

I''m excited to share that my poem has been accepted for publication in the anthology "Protest 2021" by Moonstone Arts Center. The poetry reading for the 50 poets featured in the anthology will be on September 25, 2021. Among the many distinguished writers and historians that Moonstone has presented to Philadelphia audiences are two United … Continue reading Poetry reading for the anthology “Protect 2021” by Moonstone Arts as part of the 100 Thousand Poets for Change

Featured Poet in the 3rd Annual Hartford Book Festival, Sept 17 2021 ,7pm EST.

Honored to be part of the 3rd annual #HartfordLitFestival sponsored by the Hartford Library. I'm part of the virtual component of the book festival.   The event will be streamed on Facebook through the "When Women Speak" Page.   Do join us. Immensely grateful to founder of "When Women Speak", Ameerah Shabazz-Bilal for making me … Continue reading Featured Poet in the 3rd Annual Hartford Book Festival, Sept 17 2021 ,7pm EST.

Featured in the Jersey City Community Song “Stronger”curated by Arts House Production ,Office of Cultural Affairs and Artist Carol Lester

Thrilled to be part of the ##CommunitySong " Stronger"curated by the Art House Productions Group and  artist Carol Lester. The community song was premiered  this Friday as part of the #VirtualJCFridayKickoffs and featured the 22 artists of Jersey City. The song has been culmination of six months of hard work by artist Carol Lester along with … Continue reading Featured in the Jersey City Community Song “Stronger”curated by Arts House Production ,Office of Cultural Affairs and Artist Carol Lester

Poetry Published in 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. Received my copy yesterday and sharing the poem. The anthology features the words of the … Continue reading Poetry Published in the “Twin Towers, Twin Decades” anthology by Local Gems Press

Poetry Published in the NY based , Spillwords Press

It’s always a pleasure to see my poem “Why Do you Pray?” published in the September Issue of the NY based press Spill words. Really thankful to the editor in chief Dagmara to support my work. Why Do you Pray? "Was is the emptiness in your heartthat made you pray tonightWas is it the lonelinesswhich made … Continue reading Poetry Published in the NY based , Spillwords Press

List of Publications/Events/Press Mentions for the month of August 2021

August has been mostly the month of travel, family time, and rejuvenation for me.  Some notable publications for me include the poetry published in the 233 years old poetry journal, Madras Courier followed by the sonnet publication in the Poetry Society of New York “May Day Pandemic Project” In addition to this I was also … Continue reading List of Publications/Events/Press Mentions for the month of August 2021

Poetry Reading for the Surviving the Suicide Anthology by Nirala Publications at the Turner Contemporary Arts gallery, UK

I'm proud and honored to be part of the upcoming virtual poetry reading from the anthology " Surviving the Suicide" by Nirala Publications on Sept 2, 2021 from 2pm EST to 5pm EST Here is the link to the event https://www.facebook.com/events/412291240216419/?active_tab=about AS PART OF THE ARTS COUNCIL ENGLAND SUPPORTED PROJECT 'A WONDROUS PLACE' - A … Continue reading Poetry Reading for the Surviving the Suicide Anthology by Nirala Publications at the Turner Contemporary Arts gallery, UK