Quintessential Poetry

Teresa E. Gallion was born in Shreveport, Louisiana and moved to Illinois at the age of 15. She completed her undergraduate training at the University of Illinois Chicago and received her master’s degree in Psychology from Bowling Green State University in Ohio. She retired from New Mexico state government in 2012. Teresa is a seeker on a journey to work on unfolding spiritually in this present li...

Natalia Lazarus, a woman for all seasons, is a talented, captivating, and alluring International Actor, Stage Producer, Director, and Acting Coach with over 30 years in the Entertainment Industry. She is Syd Field’s “docent” and one of the few in the world authorized to teach his screenwriting technique. Natalia was privileged to have studied with Syd for 6 years. Natalia Lazarus is the Artistic D...

Melody S. Gee is the author of The Dead in Daylight (Cooper Dillon Books, 2016) and Each Crumbling House (Perugia Press, 2010), winner of the Perugia Press Prize. She is the recipient of Kundiman poetry and fiction fellowships, two Pushcart Prize nominations, and the Robert Watson Literary Prize. Her poems, essays, and reviews appear in Commonweal Magazine, Blood Orange Review, Lantern Review, and...

Caylin Capra-Thomas's works include the chapbooks Inside My Electric City (YesYes Books) and The Marilyn Letters (dancing girl press). Her latest work is Iguana, Iguana (2022). Her poems have appeared in journals including New England Review, Pleiades, Copper Nickel, 32 Poems, Hayden's Ferry Review, and many others. The 2018-2020 poet in-residence at Idyllwild Arts Academy, she now lives in Columb...

Gordon Ferris was born and raised in Finglas, a North West suburb of Dublin. In the early eighties, he moved to Donegal where he has lived ever since. He started writing in 2014 and has had many short stories and poems in publications including Hidden Channel, A New Ulster, The Galway Review, Impspired Magazine, and Lothlorien Poetry Journal. He has also won prizes in the summer 2020  HITA Creativ...

Niki Tulk is an ex-pat Australian and experimental theatre-maker, improviser, writer, poet, and author of Performing the Wound: Practicing a Feminist Theatre of Becoming (Routledge, 2022). She currently lives with her family and rescue dog in the White Mountains, New Hampshire. Her newest work is O - This stunning collection of poems from writer & performance artist Niki Tulk explores the aftermat...

Sylvia Dianne Beverly is an Internationally acclaimed poet, presenting poetry in London, England, at the Lewisham Theater.  A collection of her work is housed at George Washington University's Gelman Library.   Ladi Di, as she is affectionally called is a proud member of  Poets on the Green Line, Poetry X Hunger, Poetry Poster Project and Voices of Woodlawn.  She celebrated the 40th Anniversary of...

Ahmad Al-Khatat was born in Baghdad, Iraq. His work has appeared in print and online journals globally. He has poems translated into several languages such as Farsi, Chinses, Spanish, Albanian, Romanian. He has published some poetry chapbooks, and a collection of short stories. He has been nominated for Best of the Net 2019 and was also nominated for the Pushcart Price 2020.

Poet / Life Coach Archna Sahni is a Toronto poet who lives between India and Canada. She was born in India and raised in the cities of Delhi, Chandigarh, Mumbai, and Kuala Lumpur. She immigrated to Canada in 1992 to make Toronto home, but often unexpectedly finds herself back in India for long periods, only to head back to Canada again. She is the author of First Fire (Calicut, India: Yeti, 2005)...

Since seeking publication just a few years ago, Mela's work has been nominated for multiple awards and has appeared or is forthcoming in dozens of literary journals and magazines. Her debut poetry collection, Skeleton Parade, is available with Apep Publications and her second collection, They Found a Woman’s Body, is available with Vegetarian Alcoholic Press. She is a contributing editor for Barre...

Author Teresa James is known for her poetry and art shared throughout social media as Love of a Poet. Where you can actually interact with her. She is passionate about the creativity and beauty of poetry. She mostly writes short poems about love and relationships. She is a mother of seven children, a horticulturist, and philanthropist. While going through heartbreaks, struggles, and grief througho...

Susannah Kathleen Douglas hails from the beautiful twin-island Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. She is the last child of Merlin and Lloyd Douglas. At 44 years old, she is a divorced mother of two children, both of whom have challenged her to be the best version of herself. As a disciple of Jesus Christ, Susannah believes that the Bible is the best book ever written. An entrepreneur, Susannah’s pas...

Clifford Bernier’s The Silent Art won the Gival Press Poetry Award. He is also the author of Dark Berries and Earth Suite, each selected by the Montserrat Review as a Best Chapbook. He appears in The Write Blend poetry circle collection and accompanies the Voices of Woodlawn poets on harmonica. In addition, Mr. Bernier appears on harmonica in the Portuguese “Accumulated Dust” world music series an...

S. Yarberry is a trans poet and writer. They currently serve as the Poetry Editor of The Spectacle. S. has their MFA in Poetry from Washington University in St. Louis and is now a PhD candidate in literature at Northwestern University. S. is also the author of a new book of poetry A Boy in The City. A Boy in the City interrogates how our bodies both seduce and elude. Told through the lens of an in...

JULIE VALIN turns songs into poems, since she is perpetually influenced by music, and she was too shy to be in a rock ‘n’ roll band. Her poems have appeared in The Gasconade Review, The Black Shamrock, The Poeming Pigeon, Chiron Review, Red Fez, and more, plus several anthologies & collections, including the Punk Rock Chapbook Series by Epic Rites Press. She is a book designer for her business, Se...

Ellen Thea is an award-winning performance poet, drummer, dancer, and holistic counselor, utilizing tarot, astrology, crystals, and energy work. Her journey has taken her from New York City to South Florida to rural Alaska. She has been writing and performing almost her entire life, learning to write & starting dance at age 4 with her first audition (on a Broadway stage) at age 5, writing and perf...

Diane Wilbon Parks is an accomplished poet, visual artist, and author; Diane has written two poetry collections and a Children’s Book. She is the founder of “The Write Blend”, a culturally diverse poetry circle, and has been recognized as one of Prince George’s County Poets of Excellence and Literary Leaders. She has celebrated the installation of one of her poems and artwork as a permanent sign a...

Ellen Thea is an award-winning performance poet, drummer, dancer, and holistic counselor, utilizing tarot, astrology, crystals, and energy work. Her journey has taken her from New York City to South Florida to rural Alaska. She has been writing and performing almost her entire life, learning to write & starting dance at age 4 with her first audition (on a Broadway stage) at age 5, writing and perf...

Austin Davis is a 22 year old poet and senior at ASU. Austin is the founder of AZ Hugs For the Houseless and the author of “Lotus & The Apocalypse,” available now from Outcast Press.   

Deepika Singh hails from Margherita-Assam,India. Her qualifications are Bachelor in English, Bachelor in Education and Master in Mass Communication and Journalism. A teacher by profession. She discovered the passion for writing on one of those days when everything seemed to go wrong. In the complex puzzle that life is, words came as a breath of fresh air and rescued her. She is a budding poetess....

NATIONAL POETRY MONTH A Reading and Conversation with Scott Norman Rosenthal. To find out more information about Mr. Rosenthal, please visit _Scott Norman Rosenthal-1.pdf -- 57k (keepandshare.com 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,...

Teal Jandrain is a prismatic emanation of rainbows in human form. She's been acting most of her life, appearing in over fifty theatrical productions in her home town of Fort Collins Colorado. She attended acting school at The American Musical and Dramatic Academy in Hollywood. Some of her favorite roles include Abigail Williams in The Crucible, Jill in Equus, The Moon in Lorca's Blood Wedding, Sus...

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Fernando Rover Jr. is a San Antonio based interdisciplinary artist. His work comprises of elements of prose, poetry, photography, film, and performance art. He holds a dual Bachelor’s degree in English and history from Texas Lutheran University and a Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies from Prescott College. His interests range from millennial interests to popular culture, Black male queer...

James Crews is the author of 4 prize-winning collections of poetry. He is also the editor of the best-selling poetry anthology, HOW TO LOVE THE WORLD. His new collection, THE PATH TO KINDNESS offers more than 100 deeply felt and relatable poems by international and well-known writers including Joy Harjo (the current U.S. Poet Laureate), Julia Alvarez, Marie Howe, Ellen Bass, Naomi Shihab Nye, Albe...