Many thanks to our contributors for sharing their works!
List of Contributors:
Luis Cuauhtemoc Berriozabal was born in Mexico. He lives in California and works in the mental health field in Los Angeles. His new chapbook, Overcome, was published by Kendra Steiner Editions. Overcome is a collaborated effort with photographer Cynthia Etheridge.
Elizabeth Kate Switaj edits Crossing Rivers Into Twilight www.critjournal.com and is assistant editor of Inertia Magazine. Her professional experience includes teaching in cities across the US, Japan, and China as well as writing copy for a kimono import and analyzing online media. Her website: http://www.elizabethkateswitaj.net/
Brandon S. Roy’s work has appeared in a numerous journals, including the Ottawa Arts Review, Loch Raven Review, Origami Condom, Pedestal Magazine and Pocket Change. His first book, Chaos Love Theory, has yet to be released. He currently resides in southwest Louisiana.
Alan Britt’s recent books are Vegetable Love (2009), Vermilion (2006), Infinite Days (2003), Amnesia Tango (1998) and Bodies of Lightning (1995). The Poetry Library (www.poetrymagazines.org.uk) providing a free access digital library of 20th & 21st century English poetry magazines with the aim of preserving them for the future has included Britt’s work published in Fire ( UK ) in their project. Britt’s work also appears in the new anthologies, American Poets Against the War, Metropolitan Arts Press, 2009 and Vapor transatlántico (Transatlantic Steamer), a bi-lingual anthology of Latin American and North American poets, Hofstra University Press/Fondo de Cultura Económica de Mexico/Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos de Peru, 2008. Britt recently served as Panel Chair for Poetry Studies & Creative Poetry for the PCA/ACA Conference 2007 in Boston and read poetry at Ramapo College in Mahwah , NJ (2009) and the WPA Gallery/Ward-Pound Ridge Reservation in Cross River , NY (2008). Nominated for the Pushcart Prize 2008. Alan currently teaches English/Creative Writing at Towson University and lives in Reisterstown , Maryland with his wife, daughter, two Bouviers des Flandres, one Bichon Frise and two formerly feral cats.
Duane Locke lives by an ancient oak, an underground stream, and as an osprey’s home in rural Lakeland, Florida. 6,334 poems published in print magazines and ezines. Author of a 400 page poetry book «YANG CHU’s POEMS», published in April, 2009 by the Canadian publisher, Crossing Chaos. His book webpage: http://www.crossingchaos.com/Yang_Chus_Poems_by_Duame_Locke.html
Sonnet Mondal is an Indian-English poet and the Founder and Managing Editor of “The Enchanting Verses International Journal” (ISSN-0974-3057-Registration office-ISSN Centre, France and NISCAIR, India): http://www.theenchantingverses.co.nr/. He is also the Founder and Secretary General of the “United Minds For Peace Society” (A Global Peace Organization-Head office-India) and the Sub-Secretary General of Poetas Del Mundo (International Poet’s of the World Movement-Headquarters, Chile). At present, he is pursuing B.E./Btech. Course at BESU, Shibpur, West Bengal in India. To learn more of this poet, click here: http://www.sonnetmondal.co.cc/
Rodrigo Verdugo Pizarro is a poet from Santiago, Chile. He is the co-editor of the Magazine Spills, sub-director of the Magazine Rayentru, and co-editor of the Magazine Minor Lips. His works have been published in local and international magazines and anthologies and were translated into French, Italian, Portuguese, Polish and Arabic languages. He has participated in poetry festival in Spain and Portugal. In 2002, his first book Nudos velados (Veiled knots) was published. His website: http://rodrigoverdugopizarro.es.tl/
Ernilando L. Tugaff is an American poet from Livermore, California. He lives in Rome, Italy. He’s happily married and a proud father of three grown up kids. He writes poetry when he feels inspired and wishes he could spend more time writing. His poetry has been published online. To read more of his works / poems, click this link: http://www.poetrysoup.com/poems_poets/poems_by_poet.aspx?ID=8480
Iolanda Scripca lived in Eastern Europe for the first 20 years of her life, in a loving family. Her mom was a teacher and high school principal and her dad a published writer, poet and TV producer. She is a graduate of Foreign Languages and Literatures from the University of Bucharest. Nowadays she enjoys Southern California and possesses a CA Teaching Credential. Ms. Scripca publishes in several Romanian-American Newspapers both in Romanian and English. She is married to Ron; they own a business and enjoy traveling to exotic places. Her website: www.scripca.com
Felino Soriano (California) is a case manager working with developmentally and physically disabled adults. He is the editor of the online journal, Counterexample Poetics, www.counterexamplepoetics.com, which focuses on International interpretations of experimental poetry, art, and photography. He is the author of three chapbooks Exhibits Require Understanding Open Eyes (Trainwreck Press, 2008), Feeling Through Mirages (Shadow Archer Press, 2008), Abstract Appearance Reaching Toward the Absolute (Trainwreck Press, 2009) and an e-book Among the Interrogated (BlazeVOX [books], 2008). The juxtaposition of his philosophical studies with his love of classic and avant-garde jazz explains his poetic motivation. His website: www.felinosoriano.com
Ray Succre currently lives on the southern Oregon coast with his wife and son. He has been published in Aesthetica, BlazeVOX, and Pank, as well as in numerous others across as many countries. His novel Tatterdemalion (Cauliay) was recently released in print and is available most places. A second novel, Amphisbaena, is forthcoming in Summer 2009. His website: http://raysuccre.blogspot.com
Karen O’Leary is a Christian wife, mother, nurse and freelance writer from North Dakota, USA. Writing affords her an outlet for her creativity. Her short stories, articles and poetry have appeared in various venues including SP Quill, Storyteller, Fine Lines, Sketchbook, Beyond Kartina, The Journal of Christian Nursing, Voices of Hope, and Art With Words. She feels blessed to share the gift of words.
Clelia Ifrim is a member of IWA – International Writers and Artists Association (USA). Her essays and poetry (Haiku, Haibun, Tanka, and Sonnets) were translated and published in many international magazines and anthologies, among them: “Haiku – poetry ancient and modern” by MQPublishing, London, 2002. She is the author of four books: The Skaters (haiku), The God’s Relatives (novel), Dove Zone (sonnets), and Centre of Excellence (drama). She has received various awards for her works such as the Special Prize, Itoen new haiku, Tokyo, 1994; a nomination for the best Romanian play of 1994; a Jury’s Prize, Itoen new haiku, 2000; and the First Prize of the ‘KO’ magazine, Nagoya, 2008. One of her poems was selected by JAXA – Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency – to be stored on the space module KIBO (Hope) in the International Space Station.
Michael Lee Johnson is a poet and freelance writer from Itasca, Illinois. He has been published in more than 280 different publications worldwide. He also has 2 previously published chapbooks available at: http://stores.lulu.com/poetryboy . His poetry chapbook with pictures, From Which Place the Morning Rises and his new photo version of The Lost American: From Exile to Freedom is now available at: http://stores.lulu.com/promomanusa. The original version of The Lost American: from Exile to Freedom, can be found at: http://www.iuniverse.com/bookstore/book_detail.asp?isbn=0-595-46091-7. He is also publisher and editor of four poetry flash fiction sites–all presently open for submission:
http://birdsbywindow.blogspot.com/
http://www.poetriclegacy.mysite.com/
http://atendertouch.blogspot.com/
http://wizardsofthewind.blogspot.com/
Author website: http://poetryman.mysite.com/
Dumitru D. Ifrim, a jurist, essayist, translator and award winning Romanian poet. He was the vice-chairman of the Romanian Society of Haiku 1993, a member of the Romanian Union of Writers, member of the International Law and International Relations Association, and once was the Director Counsellor at the Senate of Romania. The Author of many books such as «The Plum Line», «The Book of the Roses», «Parallel World», «Shadow and Light», to name a few.
Fide Erken is a Turkish poet, born in 1967 in Bursa, where she lives and works as an English teacher. She has a degree from Uludag University in English, and writes in both English and Turkish. “Writing poetry is a big and a beautiful part of my life, through which I try to send love from my heart to all the world’s people,” she says. Her poems, inspired by nature, have been published on many Internet sites and in magazines. She maintains her own site as well. Fide is married and has two daughters. To learn more about this poet, click this: http://fide.erken.sitemynet.com
Joseph S. Spence Sr. is an award winning American poet. He is a college faculty member, a military veteran, and a Goodwill Ambassador for the state of Arkansas, USA. He co-authored two poetry books, A Trilogy of Poetry, Prose and Thoughts for the Mind, Body and Soul, and Trilogy Moments for the Mind, Body and Soul. He invented the Epulaeryu poetry form, which focuses on succulent cuisines and drinks. He’s published in different forums, including the World Haiku Association; Poetinis Druskininku, Milwaukee Area College, Phoenix Magazine; Möbius Poetry, and Taj Mahal Review to list a few. His website: http://www.trilogypoetry.com/ or www.epulaeryu.org/
Laurian Stănchescu is an award winning Romanian poet, essayist and literary critic. He is the author of a noble literary work “the Crying of Nichita Stanescu, 2007” and “iesirea din cuvinte / coming out of words”. To buy his book, visit: http://www.dominor.ro
Jean Narciso Bispo Moura nasceu na cidade de São Félix, no estado da Bahia, no dia trinta e um de Outubro de mil novecentos e oitenta, radicado em São Paulo, formou-se em pedagogia e filosofia e especializou-se em educação. Reside na grande São Paulo, no município de Itaquaquecetuba. O autor tem dois livros publicados ” A lupa e sensibilidade” (2002) e “Setenta e cinco osso para um esqueleto poético” (2005). É casado e professor de Filosofia da rede estadual paulista. His websites: www.anedotabulgara.blogspot.com, www.poetajean@bol.com.br,
Dimitris P. Kraniotis is an award-winning Greek poet. He was born in 1966 in Stomio, a coastal town in central Greece. He studied at the Medical School of the Aristotle University in Thessaloniki. He lives and works as a Medical Doctor (Internal Medicine Specialist) in Larissa, Greece. He is the author of 4 poetry books: “Traces” (1985), “Clay Faces” (1992), “Fictitious Line” (2005) and “Dunes” (2007). He is Founder & President of the World Poets Society (W.P.S), Doctor of Literature, Academician of the Academy Tiberina of Rome, Academician of the International Academy of Micenei (Italy), President of 22nd World Congress of Poets (Greece 2011) by UPLI, Ambassador of Poetas del Mundo (Chile) to Greece, Editorial Director of the medical magazine “Hippocrates” and Member of the Hellenic Literary Society, National Society of Greek Literary Writers, International Society of Greek Writers, Greek PEN Center, Hellenic Society of Writing Physicians, World Academy of Arts & Culture, United Poets Laureate International, International Writers & Artists Association (IWA), World Union of Writing Physicians (UMEM), Academy of American Poets, Poetry Society of America, etc. He has won many awards for his poetry which has been translated and published in many countries. His websites: http://www.dimitriskraniotis.com, http://dkraniotis.wordpress.com/ .
Magnus Amudi Nwagu is a poet and a young student, from Affa in Udi local Government Area of Enugu state Nigeria and was born on August 30, 1987. He loves literature and writes poetry with zest and his first poetry collection is WE MUST LEARN AGAIN TO FLY, published 2008. He is currently enrolled at the Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT) in Nigeria, taking Law. His website: http://magnusamudi.synthasite.com/
Gino Dolorzo is raised in Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines which would want to call him GiNoLoCo for he thinks it is an indication that he’s a part of a sub-species called humans. He’s currently taking up his Bachelors Degree in Elementary Education Major in Special Education in Xavier University-Ateneo de Cagayan. Furthermore, he usually associates himself to a wilted daffodil accidentally-like dancing with the rhythm of the breeze sullenly waiting when to be blown away or pretty much synonymous to a chewed bubblegum just patiently waiting when to sink in. Mr. Gino Dolorzo’s poem “Cobwebs and Tears” is a 4th place (Honorable Mention) winner of the January 28, 2008 “The Love Me or Love Me Not Free Verse International Poetry Contest”, sponsored by: USA poet Mark Cotterman-Author of the Beauty of Someday: Poems from a Dysfunctional Heart. To read more of his poems, click: http://www.poetrysoup.com/poems_poets/poems_by_poet.aspx?ID=10570
John Heck is an American poet. He was born and raised in Brooklyn, N.Y. He’s the First Prize winner of November 1, 2007 Poetrysoup International Free Poetry Contest. He loves to write. Indeed, he’s a brilliant master of word and the kind-hearted god of soup whisperers, at www.poetrysoup.com where he’s an active community builder. At present, he’s working with a high profile entertainment conglomerate in NYC developing marketing strategies for children’s programming and research. You can read more of his poems here: http://www.poetrysoup.com/poems_poets/poems_by_poet.aspx?ID=1934
Rhoda Galgiani was born in CA, but now resides in the state of NY. She is retired and is active in the Social Clubs and a Choral Group where she lives in a Senior Community. She began writing poetry and short stories in 1976, finding she felt the excitement growing with each line she penned. Writing has become her passion and she was first published in local newspapers and a recent poetry book called “Voices of Hope” in 2007, which is proceeding “On Butterfly Wings” in 2008. Rhoda also is an active Community Builder on PoetrySoup.com where she posts her poetry for others to enjoy. The first poem she composed “Love is Life, Life is Love. Without Either There is No Being.” words she truly believes…thus, a poet was born. Her Expressions Poetry Journal www.chesakat1.blogspot.com
Juanita Ganir is a Filipina, living in Athens, Greece. She’s a poetry enthusiast. She believes that Poetry is an expression of the mind. Though she’s new to poetry, yet she already gained for herself a recognition from other poets for her haiku “Sacred Well”, a Poetry Soup Featured Poem of the Week, in 2oo6.
Ernesto Pangilinan Santiago is a Filipino immigrant, poet, and the author of poetry books “The Walking Man” 2007, and “The Poet Who Asked The Birds How To Fly” 2009, published by Outskirts Press. He’s the editor of “The Sound Of Poetry Review” http://thesoundofpoetryreview.wordpress.com/ and creator of a social network “Overseas Filipino Writers” http://overseasfilipinowriters.ning.com/. He’s a First Prize “Award of Excellence” winner in the March 2008 PoetrySoup International Poetry Contest, USA; a Honorable Mention winner in the 11th Mattia International Poetry Competition 2008, Canada; a Grand Prix Orient-Occident Des Arts 2008 Internationale Laureate, awarded at the 12th International Poetry Festival Orient-Occident «Curtea Des Arges: Poetry Nights 1001 Poems», by L’Acadamie Internationale Orient-Occident, Fondation et Organisation Culturelle d’Utilité Publique, Romania. And also, he has received the Nosside Menzionati award in the XXIV Premio Internazionale di Poesia Nosside 2008, Reggio Calabra, Italy. He’s a member of Shadow Forest Authors. He lives and works in Athens, Greece. His book webpage: http://outskirtspress.com/thepoetwhoaskedthebirdshowtofly
