Quintessential Poetry: YouTube

Prachi Kothari is a 10-yr-old author and has published many books in her series, "The lightning bulbs of my heart". She was born on 10th December 2009 in Mumbai, India. Along with that, she is an excellent blogger at her site: exemplaryprachi.blogspot.com where she wrote 50 blogs in 10 days. She also works as a young writer freelancer at Fiverr. She is one of the youngest podcasters and runs her show, 'Extraordinary World On Earth' where she spreads excellent awareness of the environment. She is a YouTuber at 'Prachi Kothari' where she recites many of her beautiful poems.' She admires writing and aims to create a better world for all. 

Born in Virginia, Bill Cushing grew up in New York, attended school in Pennsylvania, began college in Missouri but quickly found himself back in Virginia and New York as well as Florida, Maryland, Texas, the Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico before moving to California in 1996.When he began his studies at the age of 37, he edited GO magazine, an alternative arts publication in Jacksonville, Florida. As an undergraduate at the University of Central Florida, he was often referred to as the "blue collar" poet based on his previous years working at various jobs. He earned an MFA in writing from Goddard College in Vermont. He is currently working on a memoir focused on his time serving as an electrician in the Navy and later working on both Navy ships and oil tankers.His three collections of poetry are A Former Life (honorable mention from the 2020 Kops-Featherling International Book Award), Music Speaks (third place winner in the 2021 New York City Book Awards) and . . . This Just In …

Martin Graff is an artist, author, musician, and extreme-chin-beard enthusiast living in Arlington, VA. He imagines and illustrates faces―human, animal, alien, abstract―and writes poetic prose to associate with each. His live spoken-word show adds original piano compositions to heighten the experience.“It started in childhood. To amuse the five-year-old me, my father drew a face on the inside bottom of a large water thermos that he used for tennis. When you looked into the empty container, you could see a deep, swollen, horizontal slit at the end where the halves of the plastic mold came together. With a long pencil, Dad drew two black circles above the slit, now a ‘mouth,’ and my imagination was triggered: the resulting expression was weird, cute, and mildly foreboding all at once. That simple, neutral water bottle became a sentient oddity for which to compose a strange and entertaining backstory. I’ve been at it ever since, finding unexpected narratives and messages in the ordinar…

Debbie Monteggia lives in Mesa, AZ with her husband and two dogs. She works in the design industry as an interior designer. She enjoys bicycling, walking and playing pickleball. Debbie is very dedicated to giving back and will allocate a percentage of her book sales to a basic needs charity. Debbie also sells individual poems from the book that can be overlaid over a favorite framed picture of a friend or family member. You can view and purchase these poems, and discover more about Debbie, at TearsofChangePoetry.com.  

Indran Amirthanayagam (www.indranmx.com) writes in English, Spanish, French, Portuguese and Haitian Creole. He has published twenty poetry books, including the forthcoming Blue Window (translated by Jennifer Rathbun),The Migrant States (www.hangingloosepress.com), Coconuts on Mars, The Elephants of Reckoning(winner 1994 Paterson Poetry Prize), Uncivil War and.The Splintered Face: Tsunami Poems. In music, he recorded Rankont Dout. He edits the Beltway Poetry Quarterly (www.beltwaypoetry.com); curates www.ablucionistas.com; writes https://indranamirthanayagam.blogspot.com; co-directs Poets & Writers Studio International, writes a weekly poem for Haiti en Marche and El Acento; has received fellowships from the Foundation for the Contemporary Arts, the New York Foundation for the Arts, The US/Mexico Fund for Culture, the Macdowell Colony. He is a 2021 Emergent Seed grant winner. Hosts the Poetry Channel https://youtube.com/user/indranam.

James Nguyen is a serial entrepreneur who has previously been featured across CNBC, Sky, ABC and been a contributing writer on Forbes. In jqn, James is able to distill his experience and lessons about life and business through the beauty of spoken word poetry. His topics range from truths about life, love, and spirituality; while he also expounds on first principles from business and entrepreneurship in a collection of poems as well.

Kiana Balacich is a writer, musician, and educator from New York City. Kiana hosts the Instagram Live poetry show "Words and Music" on @Poetconnection, and the poetry fundraiser "Heal and Help" with Kelly Myerson and Vania Verses. Kiana's published features include the Eve Poetry Magazine and the forthcoming "Poets Against Poverty Volume 2."

Benito Pastoriza Iyodo is an author of poetry, poetics, fiction and literary articles. The themes of his literary works include: man's evolution from childhood to adulthood, examination of self, the precipices of culture and its rituals, violence in the cities, examination of stereotypes, the constructs of communication, gender roles and sexuality, education systems and racism, exploitation and the manifestation of exclusion through political and economic powers.His literary career is manifested in eight books: five collections of poetry, a novel and two books of short stories. Three books of poetry and one volume of short stories have been published in bilingual editions (the original Spanish and English). The author's poems and short stories have been included in anthologies and journals published in the United States, Latin America and Spain.His published works are: The color of the colorless (Lo coloro de lo incoloro), A matter of men (Cuestión de hombres), September Elegies (…

Ryan Quinn Flanagan is a Canadian-born author who lives in Elliot Lake, Ontario, Canada with his wife and many bears that rifle through his garbage. His work has appeared both in print and online in such places as: The New York Quarterly, Evergreen Review, Cultural Weekly, Setu, GloMag and The Oklahoma Review. He enjoys listening to the blues and cruising down the Trans Canada in his big blacked out truck.

As a lifelong Storyteller, I’ve enjoyed creating stories from nature’s imagery, the imaginative adventures of childhood, and a life well-lived. Impromptu spoken word has remained my JOY, combined with song and compassion. These elements have sparked my writings, inherited from my grandmother and mother, both early childhood teachers and Civil Rights activists. They introduced me to poetry, creative writing, Haiku, and art appreciation with continual museum visits. At age twelve, my family moved into a new home with an extensive collection of National Geographics in the attic, which introduced me to the world. This inspired more diverse writing throughout my high school years. Writing continued at college in Washington D.C. I studied political science, history, and sociology. Next, I followed my family to Colorado which enhanced my creative writing in prose and memoir. In 1978, I founded a retail gallery and boutique, where I wrote continuously about the global handicrafts, textiles, t…

Ross Lane is the author of 10 modern poetry publications all of which deal with a search for meaning, identity and the course of life. Ross is published by Wordcatcher Publishing.His publications can be broken down into two trilogies with "The Gathering Trilogy" being formed from his first three collections "Anthology, Collection & Ensemble," and "The Thought Trilogy" being formed of "Fly-Tipping, Driftwood and Beacons." Ideologue, his ninth collection, is a stand-alone publication.He is also the author of "Highlands: A Poet's Journey in Scotland" which deals with 25 years of travel through the magnificent Highlands of Scotland along with "Gathering," an omnibus of the first three releases with a selection of brand-new writings.Ross will release two new collections over the coming year, “Journeyman” and a travel poetry collection written during his time visiting the Greek Island of Cephalonia.Born in Wales, in the Cynon Valley in 1975 and educated at Aberdare Boy’s Comprehensi…

Ana Castillo is a celebrated author of poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and drama. Among her award-winning books are So Far from God, The Mixquiahuala Letters, Black Dove: Mamá, Mi'jo, and Me, The Guardians, Peel My Love Like an Onion, Sapogonia, Massacre of the Dreamers: Essays on Xicanisma. Her new collection of poetry is My Book of the Dead. Born and raised in Chicago, Castillo resides in southern New Mexico.

Happy or joyful poems that make you rejoice in life and the essence of being.Reflective poems about dealing with love and relationships.Inspiring poems that encourage you to take a chance, experiment, and follow your dreams to wherever the journey leads.Motivational poems that tip your life inspiration into action and foster growth and development.Confronting poems that may shake you up a little, and hopefully stir you on to greater self-empowerment.Co-hosted by Aaron R. The Poet, DeeLynn, Dr. Michael Anthony Ingram, Brian Donnell James and Jackie Oldham

Tanya (Hyonhye) Ko Hong is a bilingual Korean American poet and translator. She has an MFA in poetry from Antioch University. Tanya is the author of four poetry collections, most recently The War Still Within: Poems of the Korean Diaspora(KYSO Flash Press, 2019), written primarily in English. Before that, she published Mother to Myself (Prunsasang Press, 2015) in Korean, Yellow Flowers on a Rainy Day (Oma Books of the Pacific, 2003) in English, and Generation One Point Five (Esprit Books, 1993) in Korean with English translations. Her poetry appears in Rattle, Beloit Poetry Journal, Entropy, Cultural Weekly, WSQ: Women’s Studies Quarterly (published by The Feminist Press), the Choson Ilbo, The Korea Times, and the Aeolian Harp Series Anthology, among others. Tanya was the first Korean-American recipient of the Yun Doon-ju Korean-American Literature Award. Her segmented poem, “Comfort Woman,” won the 11th Moon Prize from Writing in a Woman’s Voice and received an honorable mention fr…

Don Kingfisher Campbell, MFA in Creative Writing from Antioch University Los Angeles, taught Writers Seminar at Occidental College Upward Bound for 36 years, been a coach and judge for Poetry Out Loud, a performing poet/teacher for Red Hen Press Youth Writing Workshops, L.A. Coordinator and Board Member of California Poets In The Schools, poetry editor of the Angel City Review, publisher of Spectrum magazine, and host of the Saturday Afternoon Poetry reading series in Pasadena, California. For awards, features, and publication credits, please go to: http://dkc1031.blogspot.com

Aaron R The Poet sponsors multiple poetry contests throughout the year. Chev won the the 2021 Summer Edition of the contest. Key Wills won 2nd place and Miss Kiane won 3rd place. Other participants in the contest were Jae/Intangible Motivation, Yvette G. Santana and She So Cold. Listen to all tonight at 8:00 PM (EST). 

New York Times bestselling poet Nikki Grimes received the 2020 ALAN Award for outstanding contributions to young adult literature. Her distinguished works include the much-honored books Garvey’s Choice, ALA Notable book Southwest Sunrise, Coretta Scott King Award winner Bronx Masquerade, five Coretta Scott King Author Honor books, Print and Siebert Honor winner Ordinary Hazards, Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor winner One Last Word, its companion Legacy: Women Poets of the Harlem Renaissance, and the New York Times bestseller Kamala Harris: Rooted in Justice. She is the creator of the ALA Notable Poetry Book Come Sunday, At Jerusalem’s Gate, and Voices of Christmas, and has been featured in the pages of Image: Journal of Arts and Religion, Today’s Christian Woman, Poetry Magazine, and on the Academy of American Poets series Poem-a-Day, among others. Ms. Grimes lives in Corona, California.

I am 38 years old and writing since fifteen in Urdu. Lately joined English literary universe as a poet. Before that I was already wotking on a novel. The work goes on. Professionally I works as an Incharge Advances in a bank. Done Masters in Political Science. And perhaps that is enough that is worth of mention. Rest it is a life of an ordinary person.

Abi Taylor is an Artist/Illustrator living and working in North Vancouver BC. She takes inspiration from the places around her and inside her mind. After finishing her degree of Visual Arts at Emily Carr University she would like to make drawings for children's books.Alden Wallace Mackay has been published in numerous literary magazines across the continent. He hopes one day this might pay the bills.

Jonathan Hopkins is no stranger to the exquisite art of writing (sic). He began writing poetry at the age of 14 and continues to write over 35 years later. He has penned several short stories and over 200 pieces that range in style from sonnet to modern spoken word. His book, “Golden Dreams on Copper Wings: Life’s Flight Through Poetry” is a retrospective, often humorous, look at his life through the eyes of his pen. Jonathan was a fixture in the Washington DC area poetry scene under the Pseudonym “The Wryte One.” His peers have described him/his work as “genius,” “... one of the most prolific and fanatically-flowing writers I’ve met,” “neurotic word-play,” ”the definition of poetry,” as well as countless other superlatives. Jonathan is also a gifted guitarist who has been playing since the age of 16. He has played with a plethora of local artists, performed in numerous venues, worked on several recorded projects and has even shared the stage with Eric Benet. Jonathan hopes to express…

Susan Abbott paints, draws, writes, does wild and crazy things often with color, sometimes with words. Since March 2021 she has been on a tear of writing villanelles. Prevalent themes in her work are about women (family, friends, historical, mythical, magical, imaginary),love, death, nature, spirituality, social injustices. She is not shy about using humor to bring a sense of poignancy along with a lighter to touch to some difficult topics. Her work has appeared in old feminist rags like “So’s Your Old Lady,” “Sojourner,” and “Perspective.” The coming out correspondence with her mother was included in “Between Ourselves: Letters Between Mothers and Daughters” (Houghton Mifflin, 1984). Her newer work appears in Cholla Needles, When Women Awake: Grief Issue, “Feckless Cunt: A Feminist Anthology (World Split Open Press, 2018); and “Touching Creatures Touching Spirit: Living in a Sentient World” by Judy Grahn, (Red Hen Press, 2021). Her chapbook “Nasty Woman Rise: The Dream and the Curse”…

Zach Beach, MA is an international yoga teacher, best-selling author, poet, love coach, founder of The Heart Center love school, and host of The Learn to Love Podcast. He is the author of the Amazon best-seller The Seven Lessons of Love and two poetry collections, his first entitled Drinking Roses on Sunday and his latest collection is 108 Savasana Poems: Blissful Words From the Heart of Yoga.Zach's writings have appeared on such websites as The Huffington Post, Elephant Journal, and MindBodyGreen, while his poems have been seen in such publications as October Hill Magazine, The Oddville Press, and The CHILLFILTR Review. Learn more at www.zachbeach.com

Ahmad Al-Khatat was born in Baghdad, Iraq. His work has appeared in print and online journals globally and has poems translated into several languages. He has been nominated for Best of the Net 2019 and was also nominated for the Pushcart Price 2020. He is the author of some poetry chapbooks and a collection of short stories . He lives in Montreal, Canada.

Deelynn Leigh was born in South Boston, Virginia and grew up with her family in Carson City, Nevada. Asa young girl she engulfed her life with athletics and outdoor activities. For relaxation she found her giftfor writing while creating short stories. In grade school she wrote her first haiku poem which ignited herlove for poetry and the ability to utilize words and strategic rhythms to express herself.Throughout the course of her life, she shared her poetry through spoken word opportunities fromprivate to public stages and published independent works across various poetic volumes. Deelynnattended George Mason University where she earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology andEnglish with a concentration in Poetry. Immediately following she obtained her Master of Arts degree inReligious Education from Liberty University.Deelynn is very passionate about her faith in God through Jesus Christ and seeks to create poetry thatglorifies God and encourages others. …