Your #poemsforaworldonpause are written with love by volunteers on four continents.
(If you would like to volunteer with us, we’d love your help! Please email lamarks@arspoetica.us with an example of your work)
Our Volunteers Are:
Tania (Taz) Asnes
Tania is a poet and actress based in Queens, NY. To support more of her work, please visit her Patreon.
Diane Mehta
Diane is an Indian-American poet and essayist in Brooklyn. Support her work at dianemehta.net or @DianeMehta
Sakshi Shukla
Sakshi is a poet and writer based in India.To support more of her work, visit her Instagram page @hope.and.other.crimes
Nat Natchimson
Nat is a writer/wizard based in Manhattan.
Clare Marie Edgeman
Clare is a writer & witch based in Brooklyn, NY. To support more of their work visit their website.
Sarah Rosangela
Sarah is a poet and perfumer based in Washington, DC. You can support her work on her Instagram at @sarahrosangela.
Maryam Malik
Maryam is a student poet based in Louisville, KY.
S. Preston Duncan
S. Preston Duncan is a writer and death doula based in Richmond, Virginia. To support more of his work, please visit his website.
Monisha Dasappa
Monisha is a medical student based in Bangalore, India.
Briana Swain
Briana is a CSU Sacramento alumna where she received her Bachelor’s in Theatre. She is currently a MFA candidate at Saint Mary’s College of California where she holds a Teaching Fellowship in Composition. She has received scholarship to The Juniper Summer Writing Institute and lives with intention because she is a manifestation of her ancestors’ unfinished dreams.
Roger Zea
Roger is Ars Poetica’s Community Manager, and is a poet + photographer based in New Jersey. You can support more of his work at @sidd_long on Instagram.
Mara Robbins
Mara is a practicing poet, creator of ongoing narrative and project director for 1000 flags / 1000 waters. She works as a community organizer and lives in Richmond, VA. She supports mutual aid efforts in response to covid-19 and performs creekside poems via livestream. She's also collaborating with ARTivism VA.
Eve Simonsen Martinez
Eve is a mama|event producer|poet based in Brooklyn, NY. To support more of their work, visit @inthegraay.
Trupthi Shetty
Trupthi is an artist / builder of products based in Bangalore, India.
G.M. Palmer
G.M. Palmer lives with his family on a poodle farm in North Florida.
A.J. Haynes
A.J. is the Shreveport, Louisiana-based frontwoman of The Seratones.
Drew Pisarra
Drew is an ex-ventriloquist based in Brooklyn, NY. To support more of their work, visit @mistermysterio.
Jessica Guerra
Jessica is a writer and illustrator, born & raised in New York City. She holds a degree in Communication Design and has been awarded the CUNY Labor Arts Grand Prize for her narrative-journalistic essay "The Williamsburg Renaissance." Since 2014, Jessica has worked as a university writing tutor, providing individualized writing consultations to students. She recently achieved her goal of painting a large mural and now dreams of publishing a book filled with haikus and illustrations.
Linda Ravenswood
Linda is a poet and performance artist from Los Angeles, CA.
Ana Anu
Ana is a multi-media artist and creative justice organizer, currently cabin living in Idyllwild, CA. Ana has authored two books of poetry, is a small press owner, and the host of @thisisfeministart. You can find out more about Ana’s work on her website, www.anaanuarts.com or IG @soopspoon
Courtenay Webber
Courtenay is a designer, DJ, and poet based in Vancouver, BC.
Calvin Tran
Calvin is an environmental activist based in Washington, D.C. To view more of his work, please visit https://seekingthewhole.wordpress.com/.
Akolade Coker
Akolade is a Nigerian-American photographer, yoga teacher, and poet based in San Francisco, CA. You can support his work here.
Anthony McPherson
ER Pulgar
Eduardo Rios is a bilingual Venezuelan-American journalist + artist living in New York City.
Kieran Murray
Kieran is an agricultural educator and tarot reading drag queen based in Puerto Rico.
Katya Stepanov
Katya is a multi-medium creator, experience designer and magical realist based in Brooklyn, NY. Katya is the founder of Inheritance Project, and co-founder of Rebis. To support more of their work, follow @katyastepanov and visit www.inheritanceproject.org and www.experiencerebis.com/
Lisa Marie Brodsky
Lisa is a poet and creativity advocate based in Evansville, Wisconsin. To read more about Lisa Marie, visit lisamariebrodsky.blogspot.com
Kate Lutzner
Kate is the recipient of several poetry prizes.
Lisa Ann (LA MARKS) Markuson
LA is the founder of Ars Poetica, based in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. To support her work, share your poems and tag @arspoetica.us + #poemsforaworldonpause. We’d love Oprah to shout out this project.
We are so thankful for these gracious artists.