Joseph M. Jablonski is a typewriting street poet in addition to being a Certified Listener Poet Cohort 1 alum of The Good Listening Project. As a street poet, he entertains as the “Walking Mall Poet” on the downtown pedestrian mall of Winchester, Virginia and beyond.

Ravenna Raven

July 14, 2025

Former, CLP

Mindy Shah

Ravenna Raven

July 14, 2025

Former, CLP

Mindy Shah grew up near the shores of Lake Erie, in Ohio, and spent much of her childhood tramping around the woods and writing stories she seldom finished. She is a Certified Listener Poet Cohort 1 alum.

Ravenna Raven

July 8, 2025

CLP, Current, Listener Poet

Salaam Green

Ravenna Raven

July 8, 2025

CLP, Current, Listener Poet

Salaam Green is the inaugural Poet Laureate of Birmingham, Alabama (2024–2026), a native of Greensboro, and founder of The Literary Healing Arts. A storyteller and healer, she is a Kellogg Foundation Racial Healing Facilitator and Alabama Humanities Foundation Road Scholar. She is a Certified Listener Poet Cohort 1 alum.

Ravenna Raven

July 1, 2025

Current, CLP, Listener Poet

Zina Mercil

Ravenna Raven

July 1, 2025

Current, CLP, Listener Poet

Zina Mercil is a lover of people, connection, compassion, words, artistic expression, and life. In her roles she specializes in increasing personal awareness, growth, and performance while decreasing burnout and health consequences. She is a Certified Listener Poet Cohort 1 alum.

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Mindy Shah

Salaam Green

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