Issue 3 - January 2008 - Contributors
Helen Askew was born in 1988 in North Yorkshire. She is currently in the first year of a degree in Graphic Design at Northumbria University, and her interests include dressing up, being random and stalking David Shrigley. She is inspired by pirates, skeletons and Edward Monkton.
Rosie Balyuzi used to write hidden poetry in bed as a teenager, but about three years ago went on a powerful zen enquiry retreat, bit the bullet and read a pretty radical poem. She was encouraged to continue, and lots just kept coming. Rosie's work is about the big things in the small, paradox, food, animals, fear, love, and funnyness.
John Foster is 21 - which is old enough to remember Opal Fruits, but too young to remember Marathon bars. He currently resides in Northern Ireland, and his interests include shouting at the radio, courting, devilment, and playing Mornington Crescent. John's work also featured in issue two of Read This.
Ben Gadsby is 17 and lives in Purfleet, to the East of London. Currently studying for his A-levels, he hopes to begin a Maths degree in 2008. As well as writing and maths, he enjoys playing sport, and jokes that have him in stitches and unable to tell them. Other people, invariably, do not find these jokes funny.
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 also featured in issue two of Read This.
Jonathan Hayes is the author of Echoes from the Sarcophagus (3300 Press, 1997), St. Paul Hotel (Ex Nihilo Press, 2000), and self invented (split chapbook with Mark Sonnenfeld, Marymark Press, 2003). Recently published by Big Bridge, Realpoetik, and Shampoo; he edits the literary / art magazine Over the Transom.
Jonathan's work will also feature in issue three of Read This.
Tommy Herbert is a PhD student at Edinburgh University, working on artificial intelligence. He won the Febfest poetry competition in 2007 for The Caves at Ronda. He's building a website for his poems - google his name in a month or two.
Miša Klimeš is 21 and studies English literature with history at Edinburgh University. His favourite things apart from poetry are boxing, Prague, Edinburgh and journalism. If you ever want to talk to him about any one of them over a good beer, preferably Czech, he'll be happy to oblige.
Chris Lindores has survived 20 years on this planet, and is currently studying English Literature at the University of Edinburgh. He is inspired by Edwin Morgan, the pub, Talking Heads, making himself angry, The Doors, reading books that have nothing to do with his course, hangovers, Modest Mouse, and staying up for far too long.
Dalton McGee was born in a silo west of Yoknapatawpha County to a half-indian/half-polynesian bearded woman. He was raised by a hermit by the name of Black-eyed Jimmy who was known as 'an ole' coot.' He currently attends Southern Illinois University - Carbondale and is a creative writing major. Many of the previous statements were untrue.
Corey Molloy is 17, from "the middle of nowhere," Kilkenny, Ireland . Corey spends most of the time in school, but the rest is spent writing, or acting with the amazing Dreamstuff youth theatre group.
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 also featured in issue one of Read This.
Daniel Watkins is an English undergraduate studying at Newcastle, and writes poetry, or prose, depending on what mood his brain is in at the time. He is not particularly adept at making witty comments about himself but hopes his work will be appreciated regardless. Daniel's work also featured in issue one of Read This, and as The Journal's Monday Poem.