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Join us for an inspiring poetry reading and interview with award-winning performance artist Aqueila M. Lewis-Ross who demonstrates once again her strength and brilliance. Despite being in a transition state due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this woman has a powerful message to share with the world.  Aqueila M. Lewis-Ross is a multi-talented, award-winning Bay Area Native well-versed in singing, poetry/spoken word, and journalism. Aqueila has studied and performed throughout the United States, Europe, Japan, and is a graduate of Napa Valley College and University of California, Berkeley. Her book of poetry, Stop Hurting and Dance, published by Pochino Press, is a collection of stories overcoming fear, oppression, gentrification, and police brutality; she honors what it means to live with resilience, love and prosperity.  She holds the titles of Ms. Oakland Plus America 2014, SF Raw Performing Artist of the Year 2015, and was an Oakland Voices-KALW Community Journalist awardee in 2016 and Greater Bay Area Journalism Awardee in 2017. Photo credit: Artist Fusion JPosh Design Studio.

We are excited to be recording our first Frost Meadow Review virtual poetry reading and conversation! Join us to hear inspiring poetry and insights from Featured Poet Meghan Sterling. In this podcast we talk about what it is like to be a poet in the extreme times of the COVID19 pandemic. We discuss the importance and relevance of writing though hard times and the ongoing Pandemic Poetry project by the Frost Meadow Review. Meghan shares some of her work which will be published in the May 2020 Frost Meadow Review. We hope you are safe and well!