Kaleidoscope Women's Writing Collective, a diverse group of poet and fiction writers at various stages in their career. They released their first book this year "Women of Color Reflecting on Life." Sharon Burton, Kanimozhi mv, and Betty Nyangoni are among the members scheduled to appear reading new and published works at 4:00 pm. (an open mic will follow from 4:30 to 4:45 pm)
SHARON BURTON is an artist, poet, and creativity coach based in the Washington, DC area. She is a visual artist whose preferred medium is collage and mixed media and has exhibited her art in galleries, art venues and other settings across the country since 2007. Her work can be found in private collections in Atlanta, Washington, DC and other places across the country.
In 2018, she started writing poetry as a form of creative expression after dealing with a life lesson. In 2019, she compiled a chapbook of 35+ poems which she self-published for her friends and family entitled Moon Rising in Capricorn. With feedback from those who read the poems in this collection, Sharon was encouraged to write more poems. She is currently writing a book of inspirational affirmations for creatives and artists at midlife and will officially publish a poetry book within the next year.
Sharon is based in Southern Maryland, outside of Washington, DC. When she is not working or creating, you can find her hiking in the forests along the East Coast or indulging in Artist’s Dates to
museums, cafes or spending quality time with her calico cat, Athena.
BETTY NYANGONI,Ph. D., is a semi-retired educator and consultant. In her professional and academic career, among other things. she has served as a schoolteacher, professor, supervisor and administrator. These and other pursuits have taken her to several states, countries and continents. Her current writings reflect some of her personal experiences throughout her travels and career. They have provided her unique insights into people. places and things. Her interests are wide, varied and interdisciplinary. Although she has written in other genres, none of her previous works have been in poetry. During the Covid-19 shutdown, she turned to writing poetry. Along the way, she received valuable support and professional guidance from her Kaleidoscope family. It proved to be a joyful learning, enlightening and fun-filled experience. The poems included in this collection are the result.
Dr. Nyangoni resides in Washington, DC with her granddaughter, Taylor and her pit bull Bleu.
KANIMOZHI MV is a poet and writer. I write mostly in my native language. I come from Tamil Nadu, south India currently residing in Virginia. I was practicing as an attorney back home. Currently I am a full-time writer.
I have published three poetry books-- two on Amazon kindle and one in print. This group provided a lot of confidence to write poems in English and this my first set of poems to be published in English.
