New Voices: Emerging Poets with Avik Belenje, Ryan Hiemenz, Vriddhi Vinay

Saturday February 26, 2022 – 2pm – VIRTUAL –

Registration Required:https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYlde6urjgiE9afmUo3Ku3FO0NBWLhLZ7C3

New Voices: Emerging Poets – a program designed for emerging poets under the age of 25. It aims to create a platform for young poets by welcoming them into the larger poetry community and giving them the opportunity to share their work with a wide audience.

Avik Belenje, age 15, has studied poetry at Poetry Power, he has received the Silver Key from Scholastic Arts and Writing Regional Awards and four First Place Awards from California Federation of Chaparral Poets, Inc.

Ryan Hiemenz is author of Fearing Fiction, a Junior at Arcadia University where he is involved in writing and editing in various styles.

Vriddhi Vinay, of South Indian background interested in research into gender justice, post-colonial studies, and revolutionary South Asian histories. She loves the intersection of academia, erotica, and poetics that she represents in her work.

Larry Robin, Host, Open Reading Follows