BIOGRAPHIES

Nina Bogin: American by birth and French by marriage, lives in the east of France near the Vosges mountains. Her most recent poetry collection is Thousandfold, published by Carcanet in 2019. Her translation of Agota Kristof’s The Illiterate came out from CB editions in 2014.

Olivia Brookfield, in her retirement, finds writing becoming more important than ever for her outpourings in these troublesome times, whilst also realising that there now may be a finite amount of time in which to hone the craft.

Kersten Christianson is an Alaskan Poet, Moon Gazer, Raven Watcher, Northern Trekker, Teacher. Kersten Christianson derives inspiration from wild, wanderings, and road trips. Kersten is the poetry editor of Alaska Women Speak. She authored Curating the House of Nostalgia (Sheila-Na-Gig, 2020).

Sarah L Dixon is based in a Huddersfield (UK) valley. She has had recent acceptances for ‘Spelt’, ‘The Journal’,‘Prole’ and ‘Rialto’. Her books are ‘The sky is cracked’ (Half Moon Press, 2017), ‘Adding wax patterns to Wednesday’ (Three Drops Press, 2018) and ‘Aardvark Wisdom’ (Kazvina Press, 2021). Sarah’s inspiration comes from beer gardens, being by/in water and towpath and moor adventures with her son, Frank (11).

Nikki Fine used to be a teacher but now spends her time writing, singing and running. She has had work published in places such as The Interpreter’s House, Spilling Cocoa over Martin Amis, and Ink, Sweat and Tears. She has also selfpublished a collection of poetry and a novel, both available from Amazon.

Jean Fineberg a saxophonist/composer, with poems published Modern Poets Magazine, Soliloquies Anthology, Vita Brevis, Dove Tails, Uppagus, Literary Yard, The Flagler Review, Riza Press, High Shelf Press, The Fibonacci Review, The Creativity Webzine, Quillkeepers Press, Superpresent Magazine, Lucky Jefferson, Unlost Journal, Kerning, The Jewish Literary Journal , Parliament Literary Journal, Montana Mouthful and Shot Glass Journal. Her chapbook, A Mobius Path, from Finishing Line Press, and her octet JAZZphoria’s new album is at JeanFineberg.com.

Rona Fitzgerald ‘s poetry is published in UK, Scottish, Irish and US, in print and online. Highlights include The Stinging Fly, Oxford Poetry and the Blue Nib Magazine.Recent publications include Poetry and Covid, September 2020. Dreich Number 8, Season 2, April 2021, Wee Dreich April 21. Littoral Magazine Candlemas

edition, The Brown Envelope Book, 2021, The Arbroath Anthology 2021, Marble Broadsheet September 21, and Fixator press September 21.

Carme Fuster, was born in 1996 in Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. She is a graduate in Law from the University of the Balearic Islands, and currently resides in Oxford studying a Master's Degree in Human Rights Law at Oxford Brookes University. From an early age, she was attracted to writing, which has become a way to help her express her feelings towards the world today and her day-to-day life.

Gene Goldfarb was born in Germany and later grew up in the USA. He now lives in New York City. He loves reading, writing, travel, and international cuisine. His writing in both poetry and prose has appeared in the very small press.

Roberta Gould Work published widely in journals and anthologies including. Mixed Voices, Green Mountain Review, A Slant of Light. My thirteen books include In Houses With Ladders, Not By Blood Alone, Talk When You Can, Tell the Truth. Web Site : robergould.net

Steve Griffiths was born in Anglesey, spent his working life in London, and now lives in Ludlow. He has most recently published a pamphlet, Updrafts (Fair Acre Press, 2020), and Weathereye: Selected Poems (2019), self-published,gathered from seven previous collections, all but the first published by Seren and Cinnamon Press. His work has recently appeared in Stand, Planet, Poetry Salzburg, Orbis, and online in Ink Sweat and Tears. His website is www.stevegriffithspoet.com.

Emma Lee’s publications include “The Significance of a Dress” (Arachne, 2020) and "Ghosts in the Desert" (IDP, 2015). She co-edited “Over Land, Over Sea,” (Five Leaves, 2015), was Reviews Editor for The Blue Nib, reviews for magazines and blogs at http://emmalee1.wordpress.com. FB: https://www.facebook.com/EmmaLee1. Twitter @Emma_Lee1. IG: @emmainleicester.

Carolyn Martin is a lover of gardening and snorkelling, feral cats and backyard birds, writing and photography.Her poems have appeared in more than 135 journals throughout North America, Australia, and the UK. She is the poetry editor of Kosmos Quarterly: journal for global transformation. Find out more atwww.carolynmartinpoet.com.

Michele Mekel wears many hats: bioethicist, educator, poetess, cat herder, and woman. Her work appears in academic and creative publications, and hasbeen featured on Garrison Keillor’s The Writer’s Almanac, nominated for Best of the Net,

and translated into Cherokee. She is co-principal investigator of Viral Imaginations: COVID-19 (viralimaginations.psu.edu).

Peter Mladinic’s most recent book of poems, Knives on a Table, is published by Better Than Starbucks Publications. An animal rights advocate, he lives in Hobbs, New Mexico, in the United States.

Mark J. Mitchell’s latest full-length poetry collection is Roshi, San Francisco (NorfolkPress[MM1].A novel, The Magic Waris available from Loose Leaves Publishing. He studied at Santa Cruz under Raymond Carver and George Hitchcock. His work appeared in several anthologies and hundreds of periodicals. He lives with his wife, Joan Juster, where he made his living pointing out pretty things in San Francisco. Now, like many others, he’s unemployed.

Issabella Orlando is a writer and documentary filmmaker based inthe UK, with roots in Canada and Italy. Inspired bythe past and always searching to be near the sea, she travels often in search of inspiration bred from being in motion. She believes in creativity, connection, expression and diversity.

Jennie E. Owen’s writing as been widely published online, in literary journals and anthologies including Prole, The Rialto, Wasafiri, Agenda Poetry, Bare Fiction, Iota, Envoi, Tears in the Fence, and Under the Radar. She teaches Creative Writing for The Open University andlives in Lancashire with her husband and three children.

Bethany Rivers was shortlisted for: Overton Poetry Prize (2019); Snowdrop Poetry Competition (2019). Published pamphlets: ‘Off the wall’ from Indigo Dreams; ‘the sea refuses no river’ from Fly on the Wall Press. Victorina Press published ‘Fountain of Creativity: ways to nourish your writing’. She is founding editor of As Above So Below. She received a Pushcart Prize Nomination in 2016. She has been teaching and mentoring writers for over 15 years. www.bethanyrivers.com

Phyliss Merion Shanken is a retired psychologist, playwright, and creative writing teacher, author of Conversation With Perfect Strangers, plus. two novels. She’s been published inmany literary journals. “Eternal Elixir” was nominated for Best of the Net, 2021. Some produced plays: Wise Old Owls, A Trilogy, by Equity Library Theater of NY, Mister Peanut Rides Again! by SJP, Inc, Love N’ Zoom, A Video Chat Play by TTS Virtual FringeFestival. FB: @phyliss.shanken

Elizabeth Spencer Spragins is a fiber artist, writer, and poet who taught in North Carolina community colleges for more than a decade before returning to her

home state of Virginia. Her work has appeared in more than 80 journals and anthologies in ten countries. She is the author of three original poetry collections: Waltzing with Water and With No Bridle for the Breeze (Shanti Arts Publishing) and The Language of Bones (Kelsay Books).

Nicky Thompson lives in Whitstable, near the beach, with her family including two dogs, a cat and a royal python. She loves the beach and the woods, and enjoys time spent in nature. She has been writing most of her life , and has been published in various journals and online.

Wendy Vardaman, is a poet and the author of three poetry collections, her creative practice has focused on editing, prose writing, illustration, printmaking, and design. With Sarah Sadie Busse, she published Verse Wisconsin, created a micropress, co-edited two anthologies, and served as Madison poets laureate from 2012 to 2015. Shevolunteers for arts and social justice causes as a designer, artist, and editor.

Anne Harding Woodworth’s seventh book of poetry, Trouble, appeared in 2020. She believes there’s no subject that can’t be written about in poetry. A passionate football (soccer) fan and mother of two former professional players, she has written a World Cup poem every four years since 1994. She serves on the Poetry Board of the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C., where she lives, and on the Board of Governors at the Emily Dickinson Museum, Amherst, Massachusetts.

Kristin Camitta Zimet is the author of Take in My Arms the Dark, a full length collection of poems. She is the long-time editor of The Sow's Ear Poetry Review. Her poetry is in journals and anthologies in five countries.