Featured Poet in the “Essential Voice” webinar by FlowerSong Press, April 07, 2022, 8:30 pm to 9:30PM EST #booktour #MyBodyLivesLikeaThreat

I'm excited to share the details about my upcoming webinar with the FlowerSong Press on April 07, 2022, as part of the promotion and book tour for my full-length poetry collection "My Body Lives Like a Threat". I'll be in discussion with the EIC of FlowerSongPress, Edward Viduarre as we talk about my creative process, …

Featured on WordSeed Inc on occasion of #InternationalPoetryDay 2022

Thankful to Yves-Mary Fontin for featuring the voices of poets and what poetry means to them on the occasion of #InternationalPoetryDay. Honored to share the space with JC Poet Laureate Rescue Poetix , Paterson Poet Laureate Talena Lachelle Queen , Crystal Crustl Davis , Roxanne Hoffman and many more. I also read a poem of …

Poetry reading event for “When Women Speak” at Bergen County Players, NJ

So proud to be part of the When Women Speak event at the Bergen County Players. Honored to share the space with #JCPoetLaureate Rescue Poetix , WWS Founder Ameerah Shabazz-Bilal . Nzima Hutchings, Mariah Ayscue , and many more. I'm reading my poem " When Women Speak" at the timemark 9:30 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqRjll0dp6E&ab_channel=ameerahshabazz

Featured Poet on March 31, 2022 7pm EST with When People Speak #booktour #MyBodyLivesLikeaThreat

Excited to be  one of the featured poet on the virtual spoken word hosted by Ameraah Shabazz and James C Ellerbe. Honored to share the space with Jewlz and Kween More. When People Speak is a virtual Spoken Word event Hosted by Ameerah Shabazz of When Women Speak and James Ellerbe of NJPoetryEvents.com that is …

Poetry reading event on March 26, 2022, 6pm EST with Saturday Afternoon Poets with Spectrum Publishing #BookTour #MyBodyLivesLikeaThreat

Looking forward to my next #booktour #virtual #event for my #debut #poetrycollection " My Body Lives Like a Threat" by FlowerSong Press . I will be reading works from the collection along with my FlowerPress mates Iris De Anda , Matt Sedillo and ANGELINA SAENZ Date and Time :March 26, 2022, 6pm-8pmEST (3pmPST) Venue : …

Haiku published in the MS Magazine project as part of The harriet Tubman Bicentennial Project

My haiku has been published in the Ms Magazine celebrating the 200th birth anniverary of Harriet Tubman. The Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Project is an online initiative from Ms Magazine. honoring the bicentennial anniversary of the birth of Harriet Tubman, launched on Feb. 1 and culminating on March 10, 2022, with a commemorative section in the Spring 2022 …

Link to the Virtual Gallery Exhibit as part of the One year anniversary celebration of Open Road poetry and Walk_Bye

It was an honor and pleasure to be part of the one year celebration of the Walk_Bye and OpenRoad Poetry as the featured poet   Happy to share the space with Summer Dawn Ameerah Shabazz-Bilal , Patterson Poet Laureate Talena Lachelle Queen and Jersey City Poet Laureate Rescue Poetix   Check out the link to …

Book Tour and Events Dates for “My Body Lives Like a Threat” ( May – Sept 2022)

Excited to share the #BookTour #events dates for the forthcoming months for the promotion of my #debut #fulllength #poetrycollection "My Body Lives Like a Threat" by FlowerSong Press Happy Poetry!! Megha Sood

Poetry Included in 2021 Central PA Theatre & Dance Festival as part of dance performance by VanDance Inc.

I'm excited to share the news that one of my sonnet poems that earlier got published in the Poetry Society of New York, as part of their “May Day Poets 2020” has been included in a dance performance produced by PA based, dance company, VanDance Inc.  The dance performance was later part of the 2021 …

My poem “Rang Barse” and feature on “Holi” festival published in InFullColor.org

Thrilled to share that my poem "Range Barse" and the feature about the festival of colors , HOLI, has been published on the InFullColor website. Its a pleasure to share the love for one of my favorite festival that teaches the power of forgiveness and spreads the message of love and solidarity welcoming the colorful …

Poetry reading event “Something New” at Hoboken Historical Museum, April 10, 4pm EST #booktour #MyBodyLivesLikeaThreat #NationalPoetryMonth

Thrilled to be part of the Something(New) event at the Hoboken Historical Museum hosted and curated by , Poet in residence, Danny Shot. Honored to share the space with litearay stalwarts reg e gaines and Frank Messina. I will reading poems from my debut full length poetry collection " My Body Lives Like a Threat" …

My Poem “Doldrums” is to be read by award-winning UK Based singer Tally Koren at the “International Poetry day ” event on March 21,2022 from Euston Station

I’m extremely delighted to know that my poem “Doldrums ”will be read by the award winning UK singer Tally Koren at the event “International Poetry Day "on Monday, March 21, 2022 , at 1 pm  EST. I’m extremely thankful to Tally Koren and TCK Productions for giving me this delightful opportunity. To celebrate World Poetry Day …

Poetry Published in “Portal” May Day Flash Issue of OffMenu Press, May 2021

Thrilled to be part of the “Portal” May Day Flash issue of the OffMenu Press.This new online issue features 11 pieces of micro-poetry and -fiction inspired by Arundhati Roy that reflect on May Day and the struggle for workers’ rights. I’m really thankful to the editor Rebecca and the entire team for bringing this gorgeous issue to fruition. I …

Poetry reading for the SETU’s event “Dare to Fly” in celebration of the International Women’s Month

Honored to be part of this brilliant initiative by Pittsburgh-based Setu Bilingual सेतु पत्रिका. Thankful to Sunil Sharma and the entire team for the kind invitation.Setu: A Bilingual  and Peer-Reviewed Journal of Literature, Arts, and Culture (Pittsburgh, USA) Here I'm reading my poem "When Women Speak" to celebrate the Nari Shakti ( Women Power) based …

Featured Poet on the iGlobal Series curated by Yogesh Patel

I'm thrilled and honored to be featured on the iGlobal series as one of the dispora poets. Thankful to Yogesh Patel for  his thoughtful questions and his relentless efforts in supporting and curating the path breaking works of indian diasporic poets across the globe. Yogesh Patel MBE runs Skylark Publications UK as well as the non-profit Word Masala …

Poetry Reading and Book Signing at the Hoboken Library “Positive Reading Series” on April 02, 2022, at 2:00-3:00pm EST #booktour #MyBodyLivesLikeaThreat #booksigning. Limited seating. Register.

I'm really excited  for the next stop on #booktour of my #debut #fulllength poetry collection "My Body Lives Like a Threat" by FlowerSong Press, 2022. Grateful to Ethan Galvin for giving me the space and platform for sharing the mission behind my full length. Come join me on April 02, 2022 (2-3pm EST) if you …

AWP Event “Creative Activism in Words and Action’ Writers and Activists at the United Nations” on March 25, 10:30-11:30am

Looking forward to our panel "Creative Activism in Words and Action: Writers and Activists at the United Nations," presented by Life and Legends and Silent River Film and Literary Society at 2022 AWP. PANELISTS: Rachel Bowen Pittman: Executive Director of the United Nations Association of the United States of America (UNA-USA); Dunya Mikhail Kresge Fellowship, and the …

Press mention in the EINPressWire about “The Medusa Project”as the digital payload for the moon.

Excited to share yet another press mention in the EINPressWire about "The Medusa Project" anthology being chosen as digital payload as part of the Polaris Collection being sent to moon in 2023. Grateful to EINPresswire for publishing this and spreading the news about the LunarCodex Project. Always grateful to Dr Samuel Peralta for giving the …

Poetry included in the anthology “Black Fire This Time ” by Willow Books, the award-winning division of Aquarius Press, coming out on March 15, 2022

I'm elated to share the news that my poetry has been included in the forthcoming anthology "Black Fire This Time"  curated by Dr Kim McMillon.The anthology will be published by Willow Books, the Award-Winning Division of Aquarius Press, on March 15, 2022..The anthology includes the work of Nikki Giovanni, James Baldwin, Ishmael Reed, Margaret Walker, …

Video recording for the 2nd Culver Book Festival and PWP( Poets with Purpose) , March 2022 #booktour #mybodyliveslikeathreat

The #virtualreading “Window to the World and Reimagine America Virtual Book Launch” at the recent #2ndCulverCity (California) Book Festival. Sponsored by Vagabond Books. Honored to share the space with Chad Parenteau, David Dephy, Treva Johnson, lots more great poets from across the globe. Hosted by Mark Lipman and The Wende Museum of the Cold War, thanks to everyone who shared …

Press mention in the NJ.com about “The Medusa Project”as the digital payload for the moon.

Excited to share yet another press mention in the New Jersey based NJ.com about "The Medusa Project" anthology being chosen as digital payload as part of the Polaris Collection being sent to moon in 2023. Grateful to Nj.com and its staff writer David for publishing this and spreading the news about the LunarCodex Project. Always …

Certificate of participation in Panaroma International Literary Festival 2022 (PILF)

Thrilled to receove my particiation certificate form the Panorma International  Literary Festival 2022. Thankful to Preeth Nambiar, Johanna Devadavyu and Irene Kavadia for making me part of such diverse and global celebration of poetry. Happy Poetry!! Megha  

Poetry Published in the Special edition SETU Magazine “Voices Within 2022”

An absolute honor to be included alongside best literary voices in the latest special edition "Voice Within 2022" of Setu Bilingual सेतु पत्रिका guest-edited by Gopal Lahiri So happy to share the space with Lopa Banerjee , Meenakshi Mohan Anita Nahal Chaitali Sengupta Gayatri Majumdar Hema Ravi Jagari Mukherjee Kushal Poddar Naina Dey Nishi Pulugurtha …

List of Publications/Events/Mentions for the month of February 2022

The month of February brought me indescribable joy coupled with ultimate dream for any emerging poet or author, which is to plan the book tour for their first full length collection. With immense love and support from my network of literary communities, I was able to plan 20 different events both personal and virtual in …

Poetry reading for the anthology “International Women’s Day 2022” by Moonstone Arts

I''m excited to share that my poem "Path" has been accepted for publication in the anthology "International Women's Day Anthology" by Moonstone Arts Center. The poetry reading for the poets featured in the anthology will be on March 06., 2022. Among the many distinguished writers and historians that Moonstone has presented to Philadelphia audiences are …