Virtual Poetry Reading

Join us Saturday July 11th 8pm EST/5pm PT for a poetry reading and interview with award-winning performance artist Aqueila M. Lewis-Ross. You can purchase her book “Stop Hurting and Dance” published by Pochino Press (pochinopress.com) from Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Stop-Hurting-Dance-Aqueila-Lewis/dp/0998875805) and don’t forget to leave a review! Looking forward to sharing this conversation with you all! This woman is fabulous!

Aqueila M. Lewis-Ross is a multi-talented, award-winning Bay Area Native well-versed in singing, poetry/spoken word, and journalism. Aqueila has studied and performed throughout the United States, Europe, Japan, and is a graduate of Napa Valley College and University of California, Berkeley. Her book of poetry, Stop Hurting and Dance, published by Pochino Press, is a collection of stories overcoming fear, oppression, gentrification, and police brutality; she honors what it means to live with resilience, love and prosperity.  She holds the titles of Ms. Oakland Plus America 2014, SF Raw Performing Artist of the Year 2015, and was an Oakland Voices-KALW Community Journalist awardee in 2016 and Greater Bay Area Journalism Awardee in 2017. Photo credit: Artist Fusion JPosh Design Studio.