February 23 – March 1, 2015: Alisa Velaj and Joan Annsfire

Alisa Velaj and Joan Annsfire

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Alisa Velaj
alisa_velaj@yahoo.com

Bio (auto)

Alisa Velaj (born 1982, Vlorë, Albania) is an Abanian poet whose work has appeared in a number of international magazines, including “Blue Lyra Review”, “One title reviews”, ‘The Cannon’s Mouth’ (UK), ‘The missing slate’ (UK), ‘The Midnight Diner’ (USA), ‘Poetica’ (USA), ‘Time of Singing’ (USA), "Canto" (USA), ‘Enhance’ (USA) “Ann Arbor Review” (USA) ‘The French Literary Review” (UK), “SpeedPoets” (Brisbane, Queensland, Australia), “LUMMOX Poetry Anthology 3” (USA), “Erbacce” (UK) and "fourW twenty-five Anthology" (Booranga Writers’ Centre, Australia) and Knot Magazine (USA). She also has works in forthcoming issues of “Poetica” “Otter” and in the Anthology by Mago Books.
Alisa Velaj has been shortlisted of the annual international erbacce-press poetry award in June 2014. She is also shortlisted in the Aquillrelle Publishing Contest 3 in January 2015. Her poems are translated into English by Ukë Buçpapaj.

The following work is Copyright © 2015, and owned by Alisa Velaj and may not be distributed or reprinted in any form whatsoever without written permission from the author.

Joan Annsfire
annsfire@sbcglobal.net

Bio (auto)

Joan Annsfire is a poet, writer and retired librarian who lives in Berkeley California. Her poetry chapbook, “Distant Music,” was recently published by Headmistress Press. Her poetry has appeared in the following anthologies: and “99 Poems for the 99% Anthology,” “The Times They Were A- Changing:Women Remember the 60s & 70s,” “Milk and Honey,” edited by Julie Enszer, “The Other side of the Postcard” edited by devorah major, The “Queer Collection,” 2007, edited by Gregory Kompes, “The Cancer Poetry Project Anthology” edited by Karin Miller and ,“The Venomed Kiss,” edited by Anita M. Barnard and Michelle Rhea as well as online in Counterpunch’s “Poet’s Basement,” “Lavender Review,” “ OccuPoetry,” ” The SoMa Literary Review,” and in literary journals such as The Harrington Lesbian Literary Quarterly, Sinister Wisdom: (many issues), The 13th Moon, Bridges and The Evergreen Chronicles.

The following work is Copyright © 2015, and owned by Joan Annsfire and may not be distributed or reprinted in any form whatsoever without written permission from the author.