Francesca Maxime' is a certified mindfulness meditation teacher, poet/author, and digital/broadcast journalist/TV Reporter and Anchor/Host in New York City. Most recently, she worked as a Special Correspondent for PBS NewsHour. She has worked on-air in New York City, Philadelphia, and Boston. As a Haitian-Dominican Italian-American, she is a member of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists, & National Association of Black Journalists.
Her first book of poetry, "Rooted: a verse memoir," was published by NYQ Books in October 2012. Her second book of poetry, "Re-Routed: Verse for the Human Animal" was published in 2013. She has been nominated for three Pushcart Prizes in poetry; and, has received three Honorable Mentions in the Allen Ginsberg Poetry Awards.
