Miera Rao wins poetry award

Miera Rao has won the Effie Lee Morris Literary Award for Poetry. Her poem “Désolée” received First Place in the contest held by the Women's National Book Association-SF Chapter. Set in ten couplets, “Désolée” has sparked conversations about the environment and climate change. In addition to poetry, Miera writes fiction and nonfiction and has won prizes for her creative nonfiction. She is currently working on a nonfiction book, Crushing Etiquette.