Westminster, Colorado Feb 19, 2022 (Issuewire.com) - Bestselling author Zaneta Varnado Johns is releasing her second book, After the Rainbow: Golden Poems (Prolific Pulse Press LLC), on February 22, 2022. This collection of seventy-eight new poems was written during the past year and a half as Johns endured or witnessed the storms of the pandemic, civil unrest, and various natural disasters. During this tumultuous period, she wrote golden poems that will inspire and delight readers. Three collaborations were written with poets Pratibha Savani and Sarfraz Ahmed of the United Kingdom. A virtual book launch event for After the Rainbow is scheduled for February 27th at 2 PM MST.
Also on February 22nd, the Women Speakers Association’s (WSA) new collaborative book, Voices of the 21st Century: Conscious Caring Women Who Make a Difference (WSA Publishing) will feature Johns as a co-author along with fifty women from around the globe. Johns’ chapter is entitled, “Dear Zan: A Letter to My Younger Self.” Her new poem, “Caring Exchange,” is featured on the book’s Dedication page. WSA is hosting online book launch events on its Facebook page. In addition, Johns is finalizing some limited in-person book signing events and a virtual book tour with domestic and international recitations. Visit www.zanexpressions.com for updates and information on how to purchase books.
Johns is the author of Amazon’s #1 bestseller Poetic Forecast: Reflections on Life’s Promises, Storms, and Triumphs (WSA Publishing 2020). She is a co-author in the international #1 bestseller Voices of the 21st Century: Resilient Women Who Rise and Make a Difference (WSA Publishing 2021). Her poems are featured in numerous anthologies and international publications, including Fine Lines Literary Journal, Open Door Magazine, and India’s upcoming Progressive Literary and Culture Society Festival Anthology, to name a few. Johns serves as a Moderator for the Passion of Poetry, a revered online platform for emerging and esteemed poets.
As her Zan Expressions logo proclaims, Johns is indeed touching the world line by line. In November 2021, she was the Keynote Speaker for the Africa Agenda Summit: https://africanewsmatters.com/truth-about-africa-marks-6th-annual-africa-summit-in-denver/ Voyage Magazine recently featured Johns in its Shoutout Colorado series: https://shoutoutcolorado.com/meet-zaneta-varnado-johns-poet-and-author/ Esteemed teenage Nigerian poet Olufunke Elizabeth Omolayo Ogunmodede released a promotion trailer for After the Rainbow: https://www.facebook.com/100077780265212/videos/2156058637876262
Zaneta Varnado Johns is a former human resources leader who retired from the University of Colorado in 2007. She lives in Westminster, Colorado, USA.
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