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Featured Poets 2009 This
section aims to showcase poets
by presenting a selection of
their work and a biography
based on their writing career.
Barry Van-Asten My name is Barry Van-Asten and I was born in Birmingham, Warwickshire in 1969. As a young boy growing up 'midway, between the Rivers Cole and Rea', (now known as the Shire after Tolkien's childhood there) I became fascinated by reading and books in general; I began to collect rare editions, especially the works of Arthur Machen and Algernon Blackwood; in fact, my love of reading and books began with Poe's 'Tales of mystery and imagination'. It opened a doorway for me into a secret world of literature and it wasn't long before I began to write. I enrolled on a writing course while completing my studies in illustration and fine art, another passion of mine. After a degree course in the Humanities with the Open University I completed a degree in art at Roehampton University in Surrey. T.J. Shaw Biography Coming Soon ... Susan Roberts Firstly I am delighted that my poem has been chosen as the winning poem for March. I have been writing poetry for several years in my spare time as a hobby and I have had some modest success. Gerald Parker I have written about 100 poems and have had about 20 appear in such publications as Outposts, The Rialto, Iota and Envoi. I live in hope that one day a publisher will publish me. I need to put the collection together and submit it. I keep putting it off, probably because I am frequently annoyed by the impoverished and unadventurous styles of some of the poets who do manage to get published. The only thing I can say about my own poetry is that every single poem is a personal response to something experienced in my life. Drew Lawson I was born, and still live, in the ‘sub-tropical’ Kingdom of Fife. As well as reading - and writing, I count hill-walking, cycling and football among my hobbies, together with an interest in most things scientific. I admit to having one serious addiction, football in general - and Dundee United in particular. Denise Longhurst My name is Denise Longhurst. I am 28 years old and I have had a passion for creative writing since I can remember. At a very young age I wrote short stories and later at college I began to write poetry. Paul Taylor Paul Taylor born 26th July 1961 in the East End of London, an only child of working class parents I grew up living in a rented terraced house converted into flats which had no bathroom and padlocks on our room doors so that when we were out our neighbours could not get into our rooms. Jonel Abellanosa Jonel Abellanosa is a poet living in Cebu City, the Philippines. His poems, short stories and essays have been published in magazines in the Philippines like the Philippines Free Press, the Philippine Graphic Weekly Magazine, Sun.Star Weekend, the Philippine Panorama, the Sunday Inquirer magazine, the Independent Post, the House of Hope annual magazine, and the Helping Hand annual magazine ( Singapore ). Mary Charman-Smith Mary Charman-Smith was born in Worthing, West Sussex and has lived in Sussex all her life. As a child she wrote poetry and some of these poems were included in children’s anthologies. Her interest in poetry was later rekindled when she went to university as a mature student. Rachel Hobson I first started writing poetry when I was around 9 years old. I have since had lots of poems and short stories published. I get my inspiration from life which is why some of my poems are happy and some are sad, some are about experiences I have had and others I think of when I am alone. Steve Stirk I am a 52 year old Comedy Poet. Much in life amuses me, and I often find myself committing what I see into rhyme. My poetry tends to have an 'earthy quality' which may originate from a life time of living on Merseyside in England. I am by definition a ‘Liverpudlian’.. Apparently we have the unique ability to laugh at ourselves before others. Annabelle Tipper I've been fond of writing since childhood as I've always had a vivid imagination. After contributing to various children's animal club magazines and having won a certificate of merit for a thriller writing competition organised by Barclays Bank, I turned to writing poetry. I've written over 750 poems, many of which have been published in anthologies, magazines, music fanzines and on the internet. I've been shortlisted in a few competitions, including the Mere Literary Festival Poetry Competition in 2007. A limited edition collection of my work raised £222 for Monkey World last year and I'm currently working on another collection for charity. Hemakumar Nanayakkara Hemakumar Nanayakkara was born in 1966 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Although his early education was nurtured in native Sinhala language, he accquired fluency in English language.Hemakumar has been constantly engaged in poetry writing in English purely for pleasure. This has instinctively developed his flair for creative writing. Submission Guidelines:
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