Quintessential Poetry: Online Radio, YouTube and Zoom

Amy Jean is a dreamer, a poet, a mother, and a writer with compelling stories to share. Her exploratory books peel back the layers of social justice, spiritual awakening, and her quest for an authentic life. As an entrepreneur, Amy spent several years growing a cleaning company in North Carolina. She recently started Jean Publications, LLC, and seeks to share forward-thinking, unique works of art that inspire and propel humanity towards universal liberation. More specifically, creative writing and artistic masterpieces offering bold new thoughts leading society to a brighter future where all lives matter. If you would like to learn more about Amy and her books, please visit www.amy jean.live.

Kim B Miller’s poetry is inspirational, her words are bold and she is unapologetically blunt. Kim is the Poet Laureate for Prince William County. She is the First African American Poet Laureate for PWC, VA.  Her poems have been published in African Voices magazine, a Portuguese book, a DC newspaper, an interfaith anthology and several magazines and books. Kim performed at The National Black Theater, The Atlas Performing Arts Center, Northern Virginia Community College and many other venues. Kim has an online store and her website is www.kimbmiller.com. Her latest book is: My Poetry is The Beauty You Overlook.

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Jerry T. Johnson is a Poet and Spoken Word Artist whose poetry has appeared in a variety of literary publications worldwide including: Burning Word Literary Journal, great weather for MEDIA 2017 & 2020 Anthologies, The Long Islander, Straylight Literary Journal, Here Comes Everyone, Drunk Monkeys, Blue Lake Review and many more.

In addition to his published work, Jerry also features at many Spoken Word and Poetry venues inthe New York City and Southern Connecticut areas. Jerry lives with his wife Raye in Danbury, Connecticut. You may follow Jerry’s work on the following social media networks:

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Bio: Kay Bell is the author of two poetry collections: Cry Sweat Bleed Write published by Lily Poetry Review Books and Diary of an Intercessor published by Finishing Line Press. She earned a BA in English and an MFA in Creative Writing at The City College of New York (CUNY) where she also served as a poetry mentor in the Poetry Outreach program. Kay lives in the Bronx, New York and is passionate about bringing the arts back into public schools and issues that affect marginalized communities.

Jackie Oldham is a writer from Baltimore, Maryland, focused on poetry, essays, and short stories. Her poetry and essays appear mainly on her personal blog, baltimoreblackwoman.com on WordPress. These writings led to invitations to read her work at local venues [Ikaros Restaurant, Baltimore, MD (2018 and 2019); Beth Am Synagogue Poetry Shabbat (2019 and 2020], for the Quintessential Listening: Poetry podcast (2019 and 2020), and the Black Poets Matter series, presented by Mad Mouth Poetry (available on Facebook). In 2020, two of her poems were published: “Golem Emet” [September 24, 2020,  https://oddballmagazine.com/poem-by-jackie-oldham/] and “Just Another Covid Saturday” October 9, 2020, https://globalpoemic.wordpress.com/2020/10/10/just-another-covid-19-saturday/]. Her essays have appeared as Editorials and Letters in the Baltimore Sun newspaper. Her first short story, “Age-isms,” was published in midnight & indigo, an online and print literary journal featuring Black Women (2019). She is retired from a career as a production copy editor and trainer for a firm (originally Waverly Press) that specialized in printing and publishing scientific and medical journals and books.

Poet, Novelist, Public Speaker

Brian Donnell James is the 2020 "United Nations" FAO World Food Day Poetry First Prize Winner, for his poem ”Testimony” which was read before a virtual audience of nearly a thousand attendants and broadcast worldwide. He is also a 2020 National Poetry Writing Month Award Winner and also placed second in the 2020 Write by the Rails Poetry Contest, sponsored by the Virginia Writers Club. He is a poet, writer, and public speaker that has been published in Africa, Europe, and throughout the United States in several poetry anthologies, journals, and magazines. He has spoken at several universities and colleges including George Mason University, Penn State University, Howard University, Montana State University, and Northern Virginia Community College. His video performances and text has been discussed and analyzed as a part of an honors colloquium sponsored by Dr. Hiram Larew at Oregon State University as well as the University of Georgia. Brian also was a guest commentator for 96.1 Jamz in Tallahassee Florida and WCFB Star 94.5 in Orlando Florida and has received numerous certifications and recognitions from organizations including The American Red Cross, Washington DC Family, and Child Service Agency, The Alliance to End Hunger, Capital Area Food Bank, Poetry X Hunger, The City of Alexandria, Virginia and the Elks Club of Alexandria, Virginia.

John Patrick Robbins, is the editor in chief of the Rye Whiskey Review, Under The Bleechers, The Black Shamrock Magazine, Crossroads Magazine, The Abyss. He is the Author of The Still Night Sessions Published by Whiskey City Press. His work has been published in Fearless Poetry Zine, Punk Noir Magazine, San Pedro River Review, The Dope Fiend Daily, Heroin Love Songs, 1870 Magazine, San Antonio Review, His work is always unfiltered.

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Join us as we pay special tribute to the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr. King, during his lifetime, confronted many issues that are still with us today. Ever the dreamer, he always taught that hope, courage, truth, service, respect, and dignity have no boundaries despite the obstacles. On Monday, January 18, 2021 at 8:00 PM (EST), please call into the show (646)-787-1631 and share poetry related to peace, justice, and equality for all. Acclaimed poet Joseph Ross will be our special guest. Joseph wrote the seminal new poetry collection, Raising King. Please visit https://willowlit.net/raising-king/ for more information about the book. 

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 critical dialogue and discussion about poetry. If you would like to be a guest on QL: POR, please contact Dr. Michael Anthony Ingram at [email protected].

Shakira Croce is a writer living in Brooklyn, New York.Leave It Raw (Finishing Line Press, 2020) is her debut poetry collection, featuring poems that explore the nuances of sexuality, marriage, motherhood, the arts, and ambition, speaking to relationships’ potential to hurt and heal. Each story offers bits of experience that provide an intimate glimpse of the intricacies of life. Croce’s poetry translations have appeared inBabelmagazine, and her poetry has been featured in several literary magazines and journals, including the New Ohio Review, Pilgrimage Press, HIV Here & Now,Transactions, Ducts, pioneertown, Permafrost Magazine, and Shark Reef. She was a featured reader in the Boundless Tales Reading Series, and she was a finalist in the Linda Flowers Literary Award competition.

Croce holds a Bachelor of Arts from Sarah Lawrence College and a Master’s in Public Administration from Pace University. Born in Geneva, New York in 1987, she grew up in Gainesville, Georgia and later studied in Florence, Italy. She currently works in New York City as Assistant Director of Communications and Public Relations at New York’s largest Medicaid Special Needs Health Plan, Amida Care.She lives with her husband, son, and two cats

AaronRPoems.com sponsors multiple poetry contests throughout the year. Hilton Lewis won the the December 2020 Poetically Correct contest. The other participants in the contest were Joel “King” Atterberry, Allyson Autrey (First Runner-Up), Farida Aziz, Jerome “J writezzz” Bradley, James Dean, Alatashe Kowale, and Deelynn Leigh.  

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 critical dialogue and discussion about poetry. If you would like to be a guest on QL: POR, please contact Dr. Michael Anthony Ingram at [email protected].