State of the Arts
Francesca Maximé at the Poetry Center
Clip: Season 38 Episode 5 | 5m 34sVideo has Closed Captions
Poetry led the way as TV news reporter Francesca Maximé made a pivot to a new career.
Former broadcast news anchor Francesca Marguerite Maximé won the 2020 Allen Ginsberg Poetry Award from the Poetry Center at the Passaic County Community College. Francesca describes how poetry helped turn her life around, and start a new career as a life coach and trauma healer. She reads her winning poem at the 40th anniversary celebration of the Poetry Center, founded by Maria Mazziotti Gillan.
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State of the Arts
Francesca Maximé at the Poetry Center
Clip: Season 38 Episode 5 | 5m 34sVideo has Closed Captions
Former broadcast news anchor Francesca Marguerite Maximé won the 2020 Allen Ginsberg Poetry Award from the Poetry Center at the Passaic County Community College. Francesca describes how poetry helped turn her life around, and start a new career as a life coach and trauma healer. She reads her winning poem at the 40th anniversary celebration of the Poetry Center, founded by Maria Mazziotti Gillan.
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