Poet
Publications & Prizes
The Hackney Literary Awards — Tender -- (http://hackneyliteraryawards.org/winners)
(First Place —The 2016 National Poetry Awards)
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The 46th New Millennium Writings Literary Journal Awards — Words -- (https://newmillenniumwritings.org/writin...)
(Poetry Finalist—The 46th New Millennium Writing Contest, Poetry Awards, 2018 — Listed as “Bracha Sharp”)
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Understanding and The Rain is the Earth Today — Published in the Birmingham Arts Journal -- (https://www.birminghamartsjournal.com/pu...)
October 2021, Volume 18/Issue 1
[Note: This recording was made specifically for The Birmingham Arts Journal (BAJ)’s readings and reception for their 20th Anniversary celebration on Thursday, October 27, 2022 at the Leeds Theater and Arts Center. This work was featured in the January 2022 issue, and I was, along with the poets and creators from the BAJ’s last six issues, invited to read my work. Featured submitters were invited to “read your poem(s) or a brief passage of your prose or show and tell us about your art or photography...What - Reading/Reception for the Birmingham Art Journal http://birminghamartsjournal.com Why - To honor written, spoken, and visual art and their creators...Congratulations on having your work published in The Birmingham Arts Journal.” (https://www.brachaksharp.com/poems)]
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After the Questions — Published in ONE ART: a journal of poetry -- (https://oneartpoetry.com/poems/)
May 11th, 2022
[Note: This poem was kindly nominated by the ONE ART Journal’s editors for their nominations regarding the Orison Book's Best Spiritual Literature (formerly The Orison Anthology) category; congratulations to all of the nominees! (https://oneartpoetry.com/2022/10/12/one-...) and (https://oneartpoetry.com/2022/05/11/afte...)]
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Waiting for the Gift — Published in Wild Roof Journal
November 2nd, 2022, Issue 17: November 2022
[https://wildroofjournal.com/podcast/#rou...
[https://www.instagram.com/wildroofjourna...
[Note: It is an honor to be one of three poets chosen from the Wild Roof Journal (WRF) journal's past/latest issue, Number 17, (wildroofjournal.com/issue-17/) for their roundtable poetry discussion! https://wildroofjournal.com/podcast/#rou...
and https://youtu.be/vZIZ05jYCWc]