(SILVIA PIO, edited by) Born in Rollegem, in the Flemish part of Belgium, where Dutch is one of the official languages, in 1987 he moved to the Mediterranean artist village of Altea, where he still lives. One of his books,…
Quito Nicolaas (Aruba), studied Political sciences and International law and is currently a law-consultant. He has dedicated himself to writing and published ten books; six volumes of poetry, three novels and a volume of short-stories. His poetry had also appeared…
SILVIA PIO Carol Ann Duffy (Glasgow 1955) is a poet and playwright. In 2009 she was appointed Britain’s poet laureate, a title whose holder is expected to write verse for significant national occasions. She is the first woman, and the…
FRANCES FAHY To appreciate the title of Bongiovanni’s collection of poems, it may be useful to know that in the Italian mentality “south” is often synonymous with backward and somewhat uncouth. More so in the mentality of those people from…
JOHN I. CLARKE Cold, wet snow driving against the window. The sky is grimly grey and I don’t think we’ll see any real daylight at all. Not today. One of those days best wrapped up and forgotten about. I’m sitting…
FRANCES FAHY If I saw someone like me, an almost six-foot tall, 24 year-old slim, blond waitress with typical Nordic features, carrying a laden drinks tray and trying to navigate her way between tables on four-inch heels, in a crowded…
Aju Mukhopadhyay, Pondicherry, is a bilingual award winning poet, author and critic. He has written thirty books and received several poetry awards in India and the USA besides other honours. He has published two volumes of short stories, some of…
