BookWoman 2nd Thursday Poetry Reading and Open Mic welcomes Sandi Stromberg and Usha Akella

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/).