week of April 16 - 22, 2000

Our third annual Yom Hashoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) issue.

Sherry Asbury Moshe Benarroch Jim Bennett Michael H. Brownstein Isabella Bruno Salvatore A.M. Buttaci Mike Cluff T.J. Daniels Peter Desmond

David Gershator Jerry Hoff Ken Jones Ward Kelley Christine Lennon Joleen Lutz Peter Magliocco Val Magnuson Stazja McFadyen

Barbara Nightingale Barbara Phillips Alex Stolis David Taub Lawrence Upton Garth Wehrfritz-Hanson Laura Winton

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Sherry Asbury
SLadypoet@aol.com

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My name is Sherry Asbury, but I'm known mostly as Ladypoet. I live in Portland, Oregon and am 56 years-old. I am a survivor of very savage brutality and torture, in childhood, and again in my marriage to my husband. My work has been widely published. Here in Portland I am the Resident Poet for a homeless advocasy newspaper, as well as a regular contributor for almost five years. I am an Emily Dickenson recluse, but do readings once in a while. I have four chapbooks of my own and have appeared in several from street roots, our newspaper. I recently won first prize in The Writer's Web poetry contest. My work is poste on several sites on the net...and I have been invited to post many times, thus making new friends and having new venues for my poetry. It's been an arduous life. I am 7 years Free and Safe and in recovery from homelessness and mental illness. I take all those bumpy parts of the road and put them into words, hoping along the way someone will find something for themselves in my work.

The following work is Copyright © 2001, and owned by Sherry Asbury and may not be distributed or reprinted in any form whatsover without written permission from the author.

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Moshe Benarroch has published two collections of poetry in English "Horses and other doubts" (http://iuniverse.com, 114 pages, 9.95$) and "You walk on the land until one day the land walks on you" (http://xlibris.com, 248 pages, 16$), both available from Amazon, Borders and Barnes And Noble. He was born in Morocco and lives in Israel. He writes in three languages, Hebrew, Spanish and English and his poetry has been published in hundreds of magazines worldwide. He was featured poet in the international Austin poetry festival, 1999, in poetrymagazine.com (july 2000) and has read his poetry in Israel, Spain and the US. He has published ten books, of poetry prose and one novel. For more information and more poems:
http://www.authorsden.com/moshebenarroch.

The following work is Copyright © 2001, and owned by Mosh Benarroch and may not be distributed or reprinted in any form whatsover without written permission from the author.

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Jim Bennett is a writer, poet and journalist, who is married with six children and living in Merseyside (UK). He has over thirty books published covering many subjects including, transport studies, marketing and poetry

In 1997 he was invited to attend an international conference in New York on the work of Charlotte Perkins Gilman, where he delivered a paper on her short story "The Yellow Wallpaper". This paper is to be published in the USA next year along with the work of other Gilman scholars. While in the United States he gave public readings of his poetry which were judged to have been very successful. he is currently considering an offer to return to America for several months next year.

During the year, Jim was editor of a poetry collection and is preparing a second volume for publication along with a volume of his own poetry to be called "Painting On Sand." "When I get the time to finish them." He is currently working on a new edition of two of his technical works and has a book for children due to be published before Christmas.

Visit Jim's website here: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Academy/1127/

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Michael H. Brownstein has been published over four hundred times in the small and literary presses. He has a few spoken word CDs and a number of poetry chapbooks, He is in search of a publisher for his first book length poetry manuscript.

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Isabella Bruno is a junior in high school in New Orleans, Louisiana. She is interested in going to Fordham University and continuing her studies in dance. She formulates poetry out of occasional bursts of inspiration (and the other way around).

The following work is Copyright © 2001, and owned by Isabella Bruno and may not be distributed or reprinted in any form whatsover without written permission from the author.

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The former Editor of New Worlds Unlimited (1974-1988), and of Poetidings, the newsletter
of the New Jersey Poetry Society, Inc. (1995-1997). His poems, and short stories and articles have recently appeared in Friction Magazine, poetrymagazine.com, Aphelion: Webzine of Science Fiction and Fantasy, PoetrySuperHighway.com, and The Record. He is the author of a collection of poetry entitled Promising the Moon, and his most recent book A Family of Scilians: Stories and Poems.

A graduate of Seton Hall University and Rutgers Graduate School of Management, Sal is an elementary school English teacher in Garfield's Thomas Jefferson Middle School and adjunct professor at Bergen Commmunity College. He is listed in the current volume of Who's Who Among America's Teachers. Sal lives in Lodi, New Jersey, with the love of his life, his wife Sharon.

The following work is Copyright © 2001, and owned by Salvatore Amico M. Buttaci and may not be distributed or reprinted in any form whatsover without written permission from the author.

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Mike Cluff works as the Assistant Chairperson for the Communications. Humanities and Social Sciences Department at Riverside (Ca.) Community College-Norco Campus where he also teaches English Literature and creative writing full-time. He has hosted many readings in the SoCal area as well as published eight chapbooks of poetry and currently is scheduled to perform "Matt" in a staged reading of Eileen Bateen's "The Stony Road" on May 6 and 7 in Beaumont and Palm Springs, Ca. He also played "Aaron" a Jewish rabbi in a staged reading of Rowena Silver and Mark Steven Scheffer's "The Disputation: A Christian and Jewish Dialogue in Sonnet Form" on March 24 in Norco, California.

The following work is Copyright © 2001, and owned by Mike Cluff and may not be distributed or reprinted in any form whatsover without written permission from the author.

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I'm not sure why I write poetry. All I know is that I HAVE to. I MUST!! The words come and I must write them down. If I didn't write something down that wanted to be written, I would feel something inside of me, desperatly trying to get out.

Maybe one day I'll wake up and know who I really am.

After my divorce, I lived alone for many years, but I don't really recommend that, unless you're such a great person that you can get along with anyone, including yourself. I don't live alone anymore, I live with a friend. I finally got tired of me.

I don't own any dogs or cats. I don't dislike animals, I just enjoy them much more if they are owned by someone else. I live in Wisconsin.

The following work is Copyright © 2001, and owned by T.J. Daniels and may not be distributed or reprinted in any form whatsover without written permission from the author.

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Peter H. Desmond lives in Cambridge, Mass., where he prepares tax returns and writes poems. you can see some of his published work at http://members.nbci.com/peterdesmond/poetry.htm

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David Gershator lives in Saint Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

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My name is Jerry Hoff, am 65 (years of age), semi-retired--live in Akron, Ohio

The following work is Copyright © 2001, and owned by Jerry Hoff and may not be distributed or reprinted in any form whatsover without written permission from the author.

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HOUSTON, Texas - Ken Jones has been a pubished poet for over 20 years.

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Ward Kelley has seen more than 800 of his poems appear in journals world wide since he began publishing in 1996. A Pushcart Prize nominee, Kelley’s publication credits include such journals as: ACM Another ChicagoMagazine, Rattle, Ginger Hill, Sunstone, Spillway, Porcupine Literary Magazine, Pif, Melic Review, PoetrySuperHighway, 2RiverView, The Animist, Offcourse, Potpourri and Skylark. He has been honored as featured poet for Seeker Magazine, Physik Garden, Poetry Life& Times, and Pyrowords.

The following work is Copyright © 2001, and owned by Ward Kelley and may not be distributed or reprinted in any form whatsover without written permission from the author.

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Christine has been writing poetry and prose for more than 20 years. She resides in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia (Harrisonburg). She is the editor of "Verse Libre Quarterly" (http://thispoetgirl.com/verselibre) and "The Eclipse" (http://theeclipse.net). She is a freelance web designer and writer/artist. Her design studio is Artisan Studio (http://artisanstudio.org).

She has also been a magician's assistant, an "extra" in a few movies, a computer operator, a licensed artist in New Orleans' French Quarter, a soldier in this girl's U. S. Army, a baker, and a student of all things interesting (currently, flying small aircraft). She is also a Master Poet in Ardeon's Poets Guild. Her publication credits include Poems Niederngasse, New World Poetry, Free Zone Quarterly, Poetry Super Highway, Countless Horizons, The White Shoe Irregular, Bay Review Liberal Arts Journal, Friction Magazine, 2 River View, Kota Press, Absinthe, The White Shoe Irregular, Clean Sheets, Erosha, and a forthcoming issue of Beauty for Ashes. She is also a contributor to "In Their Own Words; a generation defining itself." Her other personal poetry sites are Pieces of me... (http://thispoetgirl.com) and Allegory (http://stas.net/poems).

The following work is Copyright © 2001, and owned by Christine Lennon and may not be distributed or reprinted in any form whatsover without written permission from the author.

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Joleen Lutz, from Los angeles, California, is a playwrite, poet and actress. Author of "Poetry without Prozak".

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PETER MAGLIOCCO, 52, single white writer, was raised in Southern California but has spent the last 16 years editing the lit-art zine, ART:MAG, out of Las Vegas, Nevada. His bio appears in the Marquis' WHO'S WHO IN AMERICA 2001 ... He labors in the security field for a day job, but has worked in print shops, warehouses, & telemarketing boiler rooms ... His next poetry chapbook is "POEMS & STORIES OFFLINE" from JVC Books, due this summer ... Also a freelance artist, he's done drawings for several small press outlets like NOW HERE NOWHERE, NERVE COWBOY, FIRST CLASS, et al ... His recent fiction & poetry's at THE ANGRY THOREAUAN, COMRADES, GNOME, THE DOOMED CITY, FRICTION, THE PHYSIK GARDEN, THUNDER SANDWICH, & elsewhere ...

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Val Magnuson: http://valmagnuson.com, Author of "Destiny", editor of the "Company of Women", upcoming book, "Five Gates of Poetry," was born in Detroit, Michigan BA, MBA and is a stained glass artist- Her work has been exhibited in both the Corning Museum of Glass and the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Canada- Her work is published world-wide.

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From print to performance, poetry societies to slams, Stazja McFadyen, nee Braunstein, is an equal opportunity poet. Her works have appeared in over 200 print and electronic publications in the US, Canada, England and Australia. She has featured throughout the United States, most recently at Poetic License in Los Angeles, Oscar's in Houston, and Dialogue Among Civilizations Through Poetry readings in Austin.

Committed to spreading the word for poets worldwide, she publishes Map of Austin Poetry weekly e-newsletters and coordinates Austin International Poetry Festival each April.   

She has published four chapbooks, most recently: Two Bit Love Poems Cheap, $5 Buys You 21, available from the author at stazja@aol.com

Stazja was voted Poetry Super Highway's 1998 Favorite Featured Poet. She lives in Austin, Texas.

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Barbra Nightingale has had over 100 poems accepted for or published in numerous poetry journals and anthologies, such as Calyx, Kalliope, Many Mountains Moving, Birmingham Review, Chatahoochee Review, Liberty Hill Poetry Journal, Florida in Poetry, The MacGuffin, Crosscurrents, The Kansas Quarterly, Cumberlands Poetry Journal, Passages North, The Florida Review, The Palmetto Review, The South Florida Poetry Review, Coydog Review, Red Light/Blue Light, Voices International, Visions International, Teaching English in the Two-Year College, and The Poet.

Singing in the Key of L, her first full length collection, won the 1999 Stevens Poetry Manuscript Award and was published by the National Federation of Poetry Societies (June, 1999).She has had four chapbooks published, Lovers Never Die(1981), Prelude to a Woman (1986), and Lunar Equations (1993), and Greatest Hits (1980-2000) PuddingHouse Press, 2000.

Barbra Nightingale holds a doctoral degree in Higher Education and is Professor of English at Broward Community College, South campus, Florida, where she was awarded the 1997 James L. Knight Endowed Teaching Chair.

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I have had work published in publications such as The Canadian Writers Journal and in anthologies in the Open Window and No Love Lost series. I was a winner in a poetry anti-contest run by imp press in Vanderhoof B.C. in Canada. I was a featured poet on the PK List site and have had work appearing in Transparent Words as well as in various 'challenges' supported by the PK List. I live in Toronto in Canada.

The following work is Copyright © 2001, and owned by Barbara Phillips and may not be distributed or reprinted in any form whatsover without written permission from the author.

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Alex Stolis lives and works in Minneapolis, Minnesota..  After a ten-year hiatus, during which he had kids, got sober, changed careers (from Hotel Management to Drug and Alcohol Counselor) and got divorced, Alex has returned to writing poetry.  In the past year, he has edited the on-line Literary review Samsara and has been published both on-line and in print. Recent publications include Ilya's Honey, Stirring, Nerve Cowboy, Thin Coyote and Chiron Review.

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Columnist, Journalist, Consultant Editor, Poet, Lecturer and Narrator / Voice-over talent. Born in England, David currently lives and writes in Umatilla, Florida. His poetry and various magazine articles have been, published in England and North America. He was an editorial board member and overseas columnist for Writers' Forum (UK) magazine, is overseas columnist for Poetry Now (UK) magazine, Consultant Editor to UNKNOWN Magazine (USA),and also freelances for other USA & UK publications. Finally, his current co-authored hardcover book, Language of Souls is an entrant for the Pulitzer Letters. David Taub's website is www.ukpoet.cjb.net.

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Lawrence Upton's publications include Initial Dance, housepress, Canada; Game on a line, PaperBrain Press, USA; & Meadows, Writers Forum, UK. With Bob Cobbing, he co-authored D.A.N. ## 1-300 and co-edited Word Score Utterance Choreography in verbal and visual poetry. He is chair of Sub Voicive Poetry. He lives in London

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Garth Wehrfritz-Hanson is a Canadian poet, living in Calgary, Alberta. He has two poetry web sites--Garth's Page with fortunecity, and Lo Gos Room with tripod. He experiments with different genres, but gravitates towards freeverse. His interests and involvements include the Canadian Council of Christians and Jews and Amnesty International.

The following work is Copyright © 2001, and owned by Garth Wehrfritz-Hanson and may not be distributed or reprinted in any form whatsover without written permission from the author.