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Author, poet, and minister Michelle Carter-Douglass is a graduate of Struthers High School (1991), Mahoning County Joint Vocational School (1991), and Youngstown State University (2014). Among her accomplishments, she is the mother of, authors Patrick M. Douglass, Arlessa R. Douglass, Kailah Mychelle Douglass, and Brialan Douglass. She is a survivor of domestic abuse and homelessness. Minister Carter-Douglass is dedicated to serving God and helping those in our communities.

https://www.amazon.com/Michelle-Carter-Douglass/e/B0762TYHF7?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1668017664&sr=8-1

Alatishe Kolawole' Poet and Friend of Civilization is an award-winning author, singer of hope, and the convener of the world Anthem. His work serves to change society. It unites talent, courage, and commitment for peace and equality. Reading Alatishe's collection 'Immerse your feet in this river of hope.' Alatishe Kolawole won the Gold medal at the prestigious international poetry award 'Frate Ilaro del Corvo' and has been recognized with several international honors, including a European commission commendation and Kanoni's important official certificate of recognition in Kampala preparatory school, Uganda, for poetry and civil commitment. Alatishe Kolawole is a poet who sings about the tragedy of oppressed people crushed by conflict, indifference, and poverty. Still, he is also a poet whose voice  helps to work for a better society characterized by peace, equality, and progress.

His new book is Human Togetherness ... Evolving Towards a New Frontier

HUMAN TOGETHERNESS: Evolving Towards a New Frontier: Kolawole, Alatishe: 9798352212486: Amazon.com: Books

Martina Reisz Newberry is the author of 7 books of poetry. Her most recent book is Glyphs, available now from Deerbrook Editions. She is also the author of  Blues for French Roast with Chicory, available from Deerbrook Editions, the author of  Never Completely Awake ( from Deerbrook Editions), Where It Goes (Deerbrook Editions), Learning by Rote (Deerbrook Editions), Running Like a Woman with Her Hair on Fire (Red Hen Press), and Take the Long Way Home (Unsolicited Press). 

Newberry has been included in The Cenacle, Cog, Blue Nib, Braided Way, Roanoak Review, THAT Literary Review, Mortar Magazine, and many other literary magazines in the U.S. and abroad. Her work is included in the anthologies Marin Poetry Center Anthology, Moontide Press Horror Anthology,  A Decade of Sundays: L.A.'s Second Sunday Poetry Series-The First Ten Years, and many others.

She has been awarded residencies at Yaddo Colony for the Arts, Djerassi Colony for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Disciplinary Arts. Passionate in her love for Los Angeles, Martina currently lives there with her husband, Brian, a Media Creative.

Glyphs - Deerbrook Editions

Amazon.com: Glyphs: 9781736847763: Reisz Newberry, Martina: Books

Sara Moore Wagner is the winner of the 2021 Cider Press Review Editors Prize for her book Swan Wife (2022), and the 2020 Driftwood Press Manuscript Prize for Hillbilly Madonna (2022), and the author of two chapbooks, Tumbling After (Red Bird Chapbooks, 2022) and Hooked Through (2017). She is also a 2022 Ohio Arts Council Individual Excellence Award recipient, a 2021 National Poetry Series Finalist, and the recipient of a 2019 Sustainable Arts Foundation award. Her poetry has appeared in many journals and anthologies including Sixth Finch, Waxwing, Nimrod, Rhino, Beloit Poetry Journal, and The Cincinnati Review, among others. Find her at https://www.saramoorewagner.com/

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Margaret R. Sáraco is a writer, activist, and retired educator. Her poetry and short stories have appeared in many anthologies and journals. Margaret was a semi-finalist in the inaugural Laura Boss Narrative Poetry Contest in 2022. She received Honorable Mention in the Allen Ginsberg Poetry Contest in 2020 for her poem “The Unlocked Door.” The New Jersey Covid-19 Storytelling Project selected two of her poems as part of a historical record of artwork across the state. A Writing the Land poet, she helps to raise awareness of the importance of land conservation through her poetry. " If There Is No Wind," her first full-length poetry collection, was published this fall.

 Amazon.com: If There Is No Wind: 9781948521116: Sáraco, Margaret R.: Books

Justin Johnson is a NYC-born, New Jersey-raised author, spoken word, and music artist currently living outside of Newark. Justin self-published his first book of poems, Scattered, in January 2021 as well as, had his poetry published in multiple magazines and presses in the US and UK (Genre Urban Arts, Cousins Magazine, Apricot Press). Outside of writing, Justin has also made his name in the spoken word open mic scene as Johnson Soldout! Johnson has headlined a myriad of open mics in the NJ/NYC, most notable being the Bowery Poetry Club and the Nuyorican. In early 2022 Johnson even headlined Woodland Pattern Book Center’s 28th annual poetry marathon in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Justin is currently working on his second collection of poetry as well as, putting his poetic stylings over instrumentals. When he’s not writing poems, you can catch Johnson at the gym, playing a board game or loafing around in a park or beach.

Scattered

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Alison Palmer is the author of the poetry chapbook, Everything Is Normal Here (Broadstone Books, 2022), the full-length poetry collection, Bargaining with the Fall (Broadstone Books, January 2023), and the poetry chapbook, The Need for Hiding (Dancing Girl Press, 2018). To read an interview, visit www.thepoetsbillow.org. Alison’s work appears widely in journals such as FIELD, The Cincinnati Review, River Styx, Columbia Review, The Journal, Rogue Agent, Crazyhorse, and elsewhere. She is the recipient of a 2022 Independent Artist Award (IAA) grant from the Maryland State Arts Council (MSAC). Alison received her MFA from Washington University in St. Louis, and she was awarded the Emma Howell Memorial Poetry Prize from Oberlin College. She writes outside Washington, D.C.—find her on the web at: alisonpalmer.org.

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Benjamin Goldberg’s poems have appeared or are forthcoming in POETRY, TriQuarterly, West Branch, Blackbird, Best New Poets 2014 & 2020, Verse Daily, & elsewhere. He lives with his wife outside Washington, D.C.

The mission of Quintessential Listening: Poetry Online Radio is to provide a live format for emerging, mid-career, and established poets to showcase their work. Whether traditional poetry or spoken word, the show offers an online vehicle for artists to engage in conversational interviews about poetry. If you would like to be a guest on QL: POR, please contact the host, Dr. Michael Anthony Ingram, at [email protected]. You can also visit the website at qlpor.com to learn more information about the podcast.

T. A. Niles was a seed planted in the Caribbean soil of Trinidad & Tobago on the cusp of the transformational 60s. He was watered and fertilized in the gardens of Brooklyn, New York, and Hartford, Connecticut throughout most of the bell-bottomed era of the 70s. He was forged in trials by fire in the US Marine Corps in the late 70s thru the early 80s, budded and bloomed in academia in the 80s and 90s, before his withering began at the turn of the 21st century. 

T. A. is officially retired-although he’s every bit as busy as he was before retirement, and he lives with his beloved Stephanie and their cat Luna in Mimbres, New Mexico- the latest stop on a life journey dotted with myriad landscapes.

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Sean Hunter was born and raised in the busy borough of Queens, New York. Ironically, after being a mailman for over 12 years, he hopes to deliver inspiration to all readers that come across his writings. Sean values his family and faith most notably in his life. He is a dedicated husband and father of 3 beautiful, handsome, intelligent young children. His oldest, 10-year-old Cheyenne Hunter, inspired him to write his first book back in February 2022 titled Chelby's Hairoics once bidding for personal time, as many parents with multiple children can relate. After sitting down one Sunday morning inside a college library nearby their apartment, the two brainstormed to write a book. Sean credits Cheyenne with naming every character in Chelby's Hairoics. He has aspirations of becoming a full-time writer with hopes of reaching readers all over the world. Although he is a first-time author, the second installment of Chelby's Hairoics is already in the making. Sean began writing poetry 10 years ago when his father passed away and transitioned to help him with the grieving process and pay homage to his father. His father was the first person who told him that he should make writing his career. At age 42, he aspires to do just that. Along with bringing awareness to everyday injustices, Sean hopes to inspire those who come across his work to become the best versions of themselves.