LIJLA Vol. 1 No. 1 February 2013

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Mike Keville

Minu Varghese

Mike Keville lives in London. His interests are Haiku, Haiga and Photography.

Minu Varghese is a lecturer in English at the College of Applied Sciences, Dhanuvachapuram. She is a bilingual writer and translator. Her poetry has appeared in journals and anthologies, and her translation of a Finnish children’s book (from English to Malayalam) is scheduled to be published in early 2013.

Mohammad Zahid

Mohammad Zahid comes from a small but beautiful town, Anantnag in Kashmir. He is a Banker by profession and has been writing poetry since last twenty years. His poem, ‘The Addict’s Lament’ was selected in the program” The Sound of Poetry” featuring 33 poets from all over the world by the International Library of Poetry Florida USA in 2001. His poem ‘Panacea’ features in the anthology “ The Best Poets & Poems of 2002” by the same organization where his other poems, ‘Posterity Prays’ and ‘The Crimson Dusk’ have been selected as Editor’s Favourite Poems. He has also been published by the Jammu & Kashmir Academy of Art Culture & Languages in several issues of their quarterly journal “Sheeraza”. His poetry also features on the poetry website Muse India where his work has been richly reviewed by the fellow poets. His poem “Amante Egare” was awarded Special Mention Prize in the Unison Publications-Reliance Time Out Poetry Awards in Bangalore in 2011. The poet also features in TIMESCAPES a collection of poems by 33 Indian poets released by Unisun Publications and Reliance Timeout. His poetry has been selected in

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