Julie Edwards is a teacher of English and Media Studies in secondary and further education. She has previously worked in arts marketing for a variety of producing theatres in North Yorkshire. Her love of photography, film, music, reading, theatre, nature and the outdoors keeps her busy when not teaching and writing. Julie was born in Wirral and brought up, both there, and in North Wales. She studied Media and Communication and Secondary English in Birmingham and Leeds, respectively.  She now lives by the sea in Wirral with her family and their much-loved bearded collie. A Place of My Own When … Continue reading Julie Edwards

Sarah Mackey Kirby is a poet and writer from the United States. Her work has been published or is forthcoming in Connecticut River Review, Dream Noir, Impspired, Punk Noir, Rat’s Ass Review, and elsewhere. She is taking a hiatus from teaching history to the high school students that provide her with lots of joy and face-palms to focus on her writing. She holds an M.A. in Teaching and a B.A. in Political Science. She and her husband share their Louisville, Kentucky home with the dog and cat who allow them to live there.  The Taste of Your Music I saw your … Continue reading Sarah Mackey Kirby

Polly Richardson (Munnelly) is a Dublin born poet now living and writing in Meath. She has been published both nationally and internationally in many anthologies and e-zines under the surname of Munnelly and more recently Richardson. A contributing poet to US-based poetry forum Mad Swirl and Europe’s Live Encounters digi mag with poems featuring in  Boston’s Nixes Mate review, Porter Gulch Review Cabrillo college US, Italian based Lotus Eater mag and member of and co-runs Navan creative writers group: The Bulls Arse. She has been heard reading at national and international poetry festivals from 2013 to 2019 including Trim’s (Meath Ireland) … Continue reading Polly Richardson

Mark Tarren is a poet and writer who lives on remote Norfolk Island in the South Pacific. His poems have appeared or are forthcoming in various literary journals including The New Verse News, The Blue Nib, Poets Reading The News, Street Light Press, Spillwords Press, Tuck Magazine and Impspired Magazine. He is currently working on a collection of poetry and a novel. The Tower of The Winds She came to him at night, on horseback. The tower was half buried so she would descend away from the moonlight, her neck moving into shadow to the doorway via a stairwell from the … Continue reading Mark Tarren

Attracta Fahy’s background is Nursing/Social Care. She works as a Psychotherapist, lives in Co.Galway, and has three children. She completed her MA in Writing NUIG in 2017, and participates in Over The Edge poetry workshops. Her poems have been published in Bold Italic, Live Encounters, Banshee, Poetry Ireland Review, Poethead,  Orbis, The Curlew, Impspired, Honest Ulsterman, The Blue Nib, Elixir, Ink Sweat & Tears, and several other journals at home and abroad. She was the October winner in Irish Times; New Irish Writing 2019, has been nominated for a Pushcart prize, included in Anthologies; Impspired, The Blue Nib, Avalanche, and … Continue reading Attracta Fahy

Carl Scharwath, has appeared globally with 150+ journals selecting his poetry, short stories, interviews, essays, plays or art photography (His photography was featured on the cover of 6 literary journals.) Two poetry books ‘Journey To Become Forgotten’ (Kind of a Hurricane Press).and ‘Abandoned’ (ScarsTv) have been published. His first photography book was recently published by Praxis. Carl is the art editor for Minute Magazine, poetry editor for TL Publishing Group, a competitive runner and 2nd degree black- belt in Taekwondo.  BYWAY The road between the two lovers held anticipation and unknown  dangers.  Erik and  Rebecca were the silhouettes on standby in a … Continue reading Carl Scharwath

John L. Stanizzi is author of the collections – Ecstasy Among Ghosts, Sleepwalking, Dance Against the Wall, After the Bell, Hallelujah Time!, High Tide – Ebb Tide, Four Bits, and Chants.  His newest collection, Sundowning, will be out this year with Main Street Rag.  John’s poems have appeared in Prairie Schooner, American Life in Poetry, The New York Quarterly, Paterson Literary Review, Blue Mountain Review, The Cortland Review, Rattle, Tar River Poetry, Rust & Moth, Connecticut River Review, Hawk & Handsaw, and many others.  His work has been translated into Italian and appeared in many journals in Italy.  His translator is Angela D’Ambra.  John has read and venues all over … Continue reading John L Stanizzi

Bharati Kapadia is an artist, graphic designer, art consultant and performer. She has been engaged with the visual arts in various capacities for over four decades. As an artist, she has shown widely in India and at international venues in New York, Boston, Vienna, Munich, Istanbul and has participated in residencies in India, US and Spain. As graphic designer she has designed books, catalogues, posters, executed turnkey exhibition projects and been an art consultant for several Indian art collectors. Her performance and video work have been shown at festivals in India and abroad. She has curated art exhibitions and served on … Continue reading Bharati Kapadia

Sacha Hutchinson is an eye doctor working in Galway, Ireland. She has a BA in fine art. She writes poetry, attends a weekly poetry class. She enjoys combining words with the visual image and the visual image with words. She has read at the Over The Edge open reading. Her poetry has appeared in Ropes 2018 and in the 2018 spring edition of Skylight 47 and the 2019 autumn edition of The Curlew. She was shortlisted for Poetry for Patients 2018 and 2019. She was longlisted for Over the Edge New Writer of the Year 2018 and shortlisted in 2019. … Continue reading Sacha Hutchinson

Clair Chilvers was a cancer scientist, and latterly worked for the UK National Health Service. She now divides her time between writing and running a mental health research charity that she co-founded 10 years ago. She lives in Gloucestershire, UK and has had poems published in on-line and print journals including Ink Sweat and Tears, Amaryllis, Atrium, Artemis and Sarasvati.  www.clairchilverspoetry.co.uk Restless nights In the still darkness when the church clock strikes three when all the world sleeps I dwell on the past, on sins of omission or worse, before I understand what the world thinks does not matter; what I … Continue reading Clair Chilvers