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LOCATION:5501 N. Lamar #105\,Austin\, \,Austin\, TX\, 78751
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SUMMARY:BookWoman 2nd Thursday Poetry Reading and Open Mic welcomes Sandi Stromberg and Usha Akella
DESCRIPTION:BookWoman 2nd Thursday Poetry Reading and Open Mic features Sandi Stromberg (Houston) and Austin poet Usha Akella (Austin) in-store at 5501 N. Lamar #A-105 and on Zoom (registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2000777464255?aff=oddtdtcreator). An open mic follows. Cindy Huyser and Julia Ross co-host. Poet and editor Sandi Stromberg’s poetry collections are Moonlight\, Shaken (2026) and Frogs Don’t Sing Red (2023)\, both from Kelsay Books. Usha Akella has authored eight full-length collections of poetry\, most recently Ants & Lotus (Kelsay Books\, 2026)\, a translation of poetry by Ruxandra Cesereanu\, published in a bilingual English-Romanian edition. Akella is also the founder and co-director of Matwaala (https://www.matwalla.com/). Price: Free
LOCATION;ALTREP="https://calendar.austinchronicle.com/location/bookwoman-11824483":BookWoman @ 5501 N. Lamar #105\,Austin\,TX  78751
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