Effie Pasagiannis is a first generation Greek-American lawyer, poet and curator based in NYC. Effie has attended workshops at the Poets House and has appeared as a featured poet at the Bowery Poetry Club and Arlo Hotels. She recently completed a collection of poems, primarily concerned with themes of loss, immigration, alienation and the search for self-concept clarity and a meaningful existence. One of her poems from this collection was featured in the September issue of Snapdragon Journal. Through her curatorial work, Effie creates a safe space for artists and poets to collaborate and showcase their work without fear of judgement.