Issue 1 - November 2007 - Contributors
Benjamin Dahlbeck hails from Atlanta, Georgia, USA. He received a Bachelor of Philosphy in English in Writing from Northwestern University and is currently a postgrad at the University of Edinburgh. Now that he's a published poet it's been suggested he start wearing a waistcoat. He's thinking about it. Benjamin's work will also feature in issue one of Read This.
Tom Hawley studies Philosophy at the University of Edinburgh. Originally from inner-city Liverpool, he finds enjoyment in premium lager, Belle and Sebastian and designer cologne. Tom cites as some of his many influences Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Truman Capote. Tom's work will also feature in issue two of Read This.
Lindis Kipp is a rather quirky small animal which roams the realms of Western Scotland as well as Southern Germany, and is most noted for its affecionate attachment to people - petting it is a surefire way to get love. The Lindis prefers quiet evenings to rampant parties. It is also absolutely addicted to chewing gum and chocolate.
Rhys Lawson lives in Mid-Wales, and writes not only poetry but also prose and songs, and loves to mix them all together. His natural surroundings have led him to revere nature and all life (although humans sometimes to a lesser degree). His poetry subtly creates the atmospheres of the everyday, and expresses how they change, like emotions.
Myrna Van Der Molen is a 23-year old poet from the Netherlands. As of yet she hasn't published much of herwork, writing mostly for herown enjoyment and expression. Myrna hopes you will enjoy reading her poetry as much as she loved writing it.
Sarah Louise Parry studies Journalism at Cardiff University. When she switches off her high-flying Lois Lane mode, she likes to scribble down the odd bit of street culture into a sassy sonnet. Her love affair with poetry started after a Seamus Heaney anthology landed in her lap on her English Literature syllabus, and she has not looked back since.
James Picardo gave up on novels two years ago to focus on poetry, and has now given up on writing entirely until he has moved somewhere hot. In September he visited a Greek island, though, and tricked himself into writing a poem.
Sarah Quigley is a poet, artist and genetics graduate from Dublin, Ireland. Her many interests include children's literature, illustration, crochet and cooking magical concoctions. She has a terrible weakness for rainbows. Sarah's work will also feature in issue one of Read This.
Rebecca Rourke-Mooney lives in New York's Hudson River Valley. A teacher of literature and yoga by day and a porch-sitter by night, she finds inspiration in the natural world, her musician/librarian husband, and her spiritual journey. She has received the Academy of American Poets Prize from Union College and the Audre Lorde Poetry Prize from Russell Sage College. Rebecca's work will also feature in issue one of Read This.
Hannah Sauerwein is a college student in the Midwest US, professional lurker, and aspiring artist. When she's not in classes or being a techie geek at the theatre, she spends her free time convincing strangers that she's not of feline descent and trying to coax her characters into cooperating for the length of a manuscript, often simultaneously.
Hannah's work will also feature in issue one of Read This.