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Lois Fried is an aspiring poet who loves being in the company of other inspiring poets.

She is a member of the California Poetry Society, a regular open mic reader of the Belmont California Library Poetry Group, and Poetry Nights Online (formally, Café Zoe Open Mic, Menlo Park). Lois has served as a judge for Youth Poetry Contests held in San Mateo County. She has coordinated poetry reading events with the Belmont and Foster City Libraries, and the Friends of the Redwood City Public Library. Lois is a member of the Brenham Heritage Museum (her hometown), and the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.

Lois spent over thirty-five years in the Human Capital Management industry, as a manager, speaker, leader, and trainer. She earned her BS degree in Business from Excelsior University in Albany, NY.

So Great the Journey is her first book of poetry, published in 2023. Lois lives with her family in Foster City.