In Volume Five: Chapter Three of the Program, we welcome Educator, Poet, and author of the chapbook The Autodidact, Meghan Malachi. From Meghan’s Website: Meghan is the first-place winner of the Spoon River Poetry Review 2022 Editor’s Prize Contest and a 2022 Pushcart Prize Nominee. Her work is published or forthcoming in Milly Magazine, Rabid…

In Volume Five: Chapter Two we welcomed Writer and Author of the books How Much Can I See and Love Can’t Be Measured, M.L. Ferrell From M.L.’s bio: M.L. Farrell is a cancer survivor, a faith-driven storyteller, and a firm believer in embracing every moment life has to offer. After facing some of life’s toughest…

In Volume Five: Chapter One, we welcome Educator, Poet, and Author of the poetry collections Only Believe and Traveling Mercy, and Poet Laureate of Columbia South Carolina Jennifer Bartell Boykin. Bio From Jennifer’s Website: Jennifer Bartell Boykin is the Poet Laureate of the City of Columbia, South Carolina. She was born and raised in Bluefield,…

From her bio: Shanet OB is the author of three poetry books and a children’s book. Journey into 666 is Shanet’s first erotica poetry book. She started writing lyrics at the age of eight which transitioned into poetry. In 2005 Shanet won the National Fine Arts Exhibit sponsored by the Boys & Girls Clubs of…

No guest this week as we celebrate the holidays with family, however we have produced a Chapter Break (a pause between Chapter numbers) that includes a collection of spoken word performances by a number of our favorite Performance Poets. Happy holidays! Featured Spoken Word Performances this week include: Candace Nicholas-Lippman – Ten IG: @candace.nicholas.lippman X:…

In Volume Four Chapter Nineteen, we welcome Poet, Actress, performance Poet, and Author of the books “More Than Me” and “A Cup of Me”, Leslie Saint-Julien. Leslie also stars as Janae McRae in the movie “Men Dont Cheat” currently available on YouTube and Amazon Prime. From Leslie’s “About Me” page: “Leslie holds a Bachelor of…

In Volume Four: Chapter Eighteen we welcome Teaching Artist, Poet, Actress, Podcaster, and Author of the award-winning book “Still Laughin”, Dara Kalima. Contact Dara: IG: @darakalima Website: darakalima.com X: @kaliskorner Dara’s Podcast: On Behalf Of Purchase Dara’s Book: Still Laughin’ Recorded Spoken Word Performances featured in this Chapter Included: Alyeshia Wise – The Interview IG: @alyeshiawise X: @mswise…

Its the return of The Podcast and in it we welcome Educator, Poet, Spoken Word Artist, and Author of the poetry collection “This is Not a Poem”, Crystal Stone. From crystalbstone.com: Crystal Stone is author of six collections of poetry including Knock-Off Monarch (2019), All the Places I Wish I Died(2021), Gym Bras(2022), Civic Duty…

In Volume Four: Chapter Sixteen, we welcome back to the program Teaching Artist, Poet, Spoken Word Artist, and Author of the new book Mouths of Garden, friend of The Podcast Barbara Fant. Connect with Barbara: Twitter: @bloombarbfant Website: barbarafant.com IG: @bloombarbfant Recorded spoken word performances in this Chapter include: Brandon Alexander Williams: Black Women Studies…

In Volume Four: Chapter Fifteen, we welcome Teaching Artist, Poet, Host of the podcast The Word Trap, Writer, and Author of the poetry collection “Rotten Soup”, Zulmie Da Poet. Zulmie was born in New York and completed her undergraduate degree at Norfolk State University in Norfolk, Virginia with a Bachelor of Arts in History Liberal…