February 2006: "Awakening"
This month's issue features poetry from a variety of different poets. A link to each poet's page is below. On each poet's page, we have also provided the authors' email addresses in case you would like to contact them directly regarding their work, to share your thoughts, or to find out where to see more of their work. Enjoy!
Mary C. O'Malley has been published both online and off, and
her work will soon be appearing on PoetryMidwest and in
Cleveland State University's Whiskey Island.
Terry Piersin is 17 years old and lives in central Illinois. His writing
is primarily influenced by musicians, such as Bob Dylan, Bright Eyes,
and Pink Floyd.
Ali Drysdale draws inspiration from other authors such as
Bukowski, Rimbaud, and Ginsberg.
Ed Murphy lives in Burlington, Vermont and is a lyricist, song
writer and performer. He draws his inspiration from real life
events as well as events he is aware of through friends and family.
Lee Richard Kirsten has been writing since 1991 and currently
resides in London.
Diana Gant has been writing for 15 years and has released four
different books under various pseudonyms. She writes in a variety
of forms, but prefers the sonnet, and her influences include G.H.
Boker and E.B. Browning.
Erika Hudson currently lives in Charlotte, NC. While being raised
in Ramstein, Germany, she had the opportunity to travel all over
Europe and to Tunisia, Africa before returning home to the U.S.
Her writing is influenced largely by her experiences and emotions.
Sarah A. O'Leary, in her own words: "I became profoundly deaf
approximately 16 years ago. Since then my love of words/feelings
has grown and become deeper. I run with the wind and kiss the
raindrops.