Broadside for 2022 Winner of San Gabriel Valley Poetry Festival

Thrilled to share the broadside for my winning poem " Complexities of Knowing a Poet" for the 2022 San Gabriel Valley Poetry festival. Heartfelt gratitude to Don Kingfisher Campbell and Spectrum Publishing for creating the opportunity. Happy Poetry!! Megha Sood

Winner for the 2022 San Gabriel Valley Poetry Festival Broadside Poetry Contest #NationalPoetryMonth

I'm delighted to share that my poem "Complexities of Knowing a Poet" have been selected as a winner in the Broadside Poetry Category for the 2022 San Gabriel Valley Poetry festival. Thanks to Don Kingfisher Campbell for organizing the contest and giving me the opportunity. It fills me with happiness to know that the poem …

Press Mention of the book tour event on April 28, 2022 in New Jersey Stage #booktour #NationalPoetryMonth #MyBodyLivesLikeaThreat

I'm happy to share the press mention of my upcoming book tour event in collaboration with Open Road Poetry in the New Jersey Stage newspaper. If you haven't registered for the event, please do so by visiting the link Register in advance for this meeting: https://bit.ly/3E6iLKM Press Mention https://www.newjerseystage.com/articles2/2022/04/25/openroad-poetry-presents-my-body-lives-like-a-threat-a-reading-with-megha-sood// Happy Poetry!! Megha Sood

Poetry reading events at the 15th Rio Grande Valley International Poetry Festival 2022 (VIPF2022), 4:15 PM EST and 8 PM EST

Thrilled to be part of two events at the upcoming 15th Annual Rio Grande Valley International Poetry festival 2022. Thankful to Mark Lipman and Edward Viduarre for making me part of this. Vagabond Anthology "Re-Imagine America" reading Sunday, May 1 , 4:15 PM EST Sunday, May 1, 2022, at 4:15 pm REIMAGINE AMERICA: An Anthology …

Poetry Shortlisted in the Stafford Litfest 2022 writing competition, UK

Another good news to celebrate National Poetry Month. I'm thrilled to share that my poem " What Do Ants Teach us?" has been shortlisted in the Stafford Litfest writing competition. As part of being shortlisted, it is included in the Stafford Litfest: The Anthology 2022. Immensely thankful to  MEL WARDLE WOODEND MA, Staffordshire Poet Laureate …

Poetry Published in the anthology ” Home” by Brown Critique

Thrilled to receive the contributor copy of this beautifully crafted anthology "Home" by Brown Critique. Thanks to the editors Gayatri Majumdar, Sekhar Banerjee, and Gopal Lahiri for giving my two poems " Branded" and "I have called many places home" space in this beautiful collection of poems. Honored to share space with Abhay K, Candice …

Virtual Poetry reading event “Poetic Word Liberation” at the New Orleans Poetry Festival 2022, April 23, 2022, 5PM (EST) 4pm CST

Thrilled to be part of the event " Poetic Word Liberation " organized by Poetry Matters Project and Dr. Kim McMillon as part of the New Orleans Poetry Festival 2022 on April 23, 2022. Thanks to Lucinda Clark and Dr. Kim McMillan for making me part of this. Honored to share the space with fellow …

Poetry to be aired on the WNYC Studio as part of National Poetry Month 2022

**Poem to be aired on WNYC Studio Program Morning Edition*****#NationalPoetryMonth has been so amazing this year .Got up to hear that one of my poems will be aired on #wnystudio ( WNYC New York Public Radio)#MorningEdition as part of the National Poetry Month.on Monday ,18th April, 2023. You can hear me read an excerpt of …

Meet the guest readers for the Open Road Poetry Event on April 28, 2022, 7pm EDT #booktour #nationalpoetrymonth #MyBodyLivesLikeaThreat

I'm thrilled to share the details about the guest readers for my next book tour event in collaboration with the Open Road Poetry on April 28, 2022. Guest readers: Dr. Kim Mcmillon, Dr. Anita Nahal, Candice Daquin, and Rescue Poetix. Guest readers will be reading a poem form my book " My Body Lives Like …

Poetry reading event in collaboration with Open Road Poetry on April 28, 7pm EDT #BookTour #NationalPoetryMonth22 #MyBodyLivesLikeaThreat

Thrilled to share the news about my next book tour event for the poetry collection "My Body Lives Like a Threat" in collaboration with Open Road Poetry on April 28, 2022, at 7PM EDT. It s an honor to share the platform with eminent poets and writers sharing the works form my book. Thanks to …

Finalist in the San Gabriel Valley Poetry Festival 2022, Broadside Contest Entrant #1. Please vote by leaving comments

I'm excited to share that my poem  "Complexities of Knowing a Poet" is one of the 14 finalists in the San Gabriel Valley Poetry festival 2022 by Four Feathers Press and Spectrum Publishing. Below is the link to my poem If you like it and want to vote for it, you can do so by …

Press mention in the Washington-based, Indian Star about “The Medusa Project” as the digital payload for the moon.

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

Pictures and Video from the “Something New (Jersey) event at the Hoboken Historical Museum, April 10, 2022

Excited to share the video recording of the "Something New (Jersey)event at the Hoboken Historical Museum. An honor to share the space with great American poets Frank Messina and reg e gaines   ****Catch me reading my work at the #timemark 31:28   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kctxcW-mong&ab_channel=HobokenHistoricalMuseum Following are the Press Mentions for the event-> Hoboken Museum : …

Video Recording “Essential Voice” webinar by FlowerSong Press #booktour #NationalPoetryMonth #MybodylivesLikeaThreat

Really excited to share the #recording of the "Essential Voices" #webinar with Edward Vidaurre for the FlowerSong Press. Thankful to Edward for giving me the platform and asking such thoughtful questions about my creative journey, its struggles, and the mission behind it. I also read a few poems from my new #poetrycollection " My Body …

Press Mention for the Hoboken Historical Museum Poetry festival in the Jersey Journal (NJ.com) #NationalPoetryMonth2022

Happy to share the press mention of the upcoming event in the Hoboken Historical Museum on April 10. 2022. Thankful to the staff writer, David for his effort and support for the creative artist for the community. https://www.nj.com/hudson/2022/04/megha-sood-and-frank-messina-reading-poetry-for-something-new-jersey-festival-april-10.html Happy Poetry!! Megha

Poetry published in the “Survival” issue of the Pine Cone Review

I'm extremely elated to see my two poems " Catharsis" and "Bones - An ode to Survival" included in the special edition " Survival" of the Pine Cone Review. Thanks to the editor in chief Susmita Paul and Poetry editor, Candice Daquin for supporting my work and giving it a place amongst such brilliant voices …

Poetry Event mentioned in the Academy of American poets(Poets.Org)

****Event Mentioned in the PW.Org**** Thanks to The Academy of American Poets for sharing the news about our next poetry event in NY. So honored to perform with my FlowerSong Press mates and thankful to Briana Muñoz for making this happen. https://poets.org/event/storefront-poetry-reading Happy National Poetry Month!! Megha Sood

List of Publications/Readings/Interviews/Radio show/Events/Press mentions for the month of March 2022

***List of Publications/Readings/Interviews/Radio show/Events/Press mentions for the month of March 2022*** March has been one of the most fulfilling months in terms of my creative projects and anything poetry. The highlight of the month included my maiden #AWP (Association of Writers & Writing Programs virtual conference with Life and Legends with such esteemed panelists including …

Featured Poet at the “Storefront Poetry reading”at the Unoppressive Non-imperialist Bargain Books, NYC on April 8, 2022 , at 8 pm EST featuring the Flower Song Press authors

Thrilled to be part of this upcoming in-person poetry reading at the  Unoppressive Non-imperialist Bargain Books, NYC as part of the " Storefront Poetry reading". Immensely thankful to my FlowerSongpress mate Briana Munoz for taking the effort in organising this. Excited to perform in person with my press mates form FlowerSong Press, Briana Munoz, Iris …

Book review of Megha Sood’s “My Body Lives Like a Threat” by Dr. Santosh Bakaya published in Pittsburg based, SETU Magazine

I’m thrilled to share that Dr. Santosh Bakaya's review of my full-length poetry collection “My Body Lives Like a Threat” has been published in the March edition of SETU Magazine Immensely grateful to Anurag Sharma for publishing the review and supporting my work.  Immensely grateful to Dr. Santosh Bakaya for writing the review and sharing …

Poetry reading and book signing “Positive Poetry Reading” series at Hoboken Library, Apr 02, 2022 #booktour #MyBodyLivesLikeaThreat #NationalPoetryMonth22

*****Sharing pics/videos form the Hoboken Library Poetry Reading and Book Signing event***** Thrilled to share a few #snapshots from today's poetry reading for the "positive Poetry reading Series" at the Hoboken Public Library Thanks to Ethan Galvin for giving me the platform and adding my book to the library catalog. The reading took place in …

Poetry to be aired on the WRUU 107.5FM, Savannah, Georgia as part of the PMP Poetry Contest Open Mic Winner on April 05, 2022, #NationalPoetryMonth 2022

I'm thrilled to receive the news that my poem "We All Rise out Of Love" has been one of the winners of the "Open Mic" contest Poetry Matters Contest, 22 years old poetry organization based out of Georgia.  and will be aired on the WRUU 107.5 FM radio station, Savannah, Georgia. Thanks to Lucinda Clark …

Poetry reading for the anthology “Support Ukraine 2022” by Moonstone Arts

I'm happy to share that my poem has been accepted for publication in the anthology "Support Ukraine" by Moonstone Arts Center. The poetry reading for the poets featured in the anthology will be on April 03., 2022, at 2pm EST. Honored to share the voices of 102 poets in the name of freedom. Support Ukraine!! …