BIOs             Michaela Sefler is a mystical poet living in Montreal, Canada. Her poetry is spiritual and esoteric and her poems allude to ancient ideals. In her poetry she draws on the Qabbala, and other ancient writings, to convey a message of hope, and survival describing ancient truths and present actualities. She has five published compilations of poetry. Still true, A fortress in my heart, The sun is hot and Through the ages, Seven stars. http://msefler-inspiration.net     Stephen Mead is a published artist/writer living in northeastern NY.   In the early 1990's Stephen Mead's poems began appearing in such journals as Onionhead, Bellowing Ark, and Invert, but upon moving to Provincetown, Mass., Stephen decided to concentrate more on visual work.   It was in the year 2000 that Stephen started seeking publication again for both his writing and his art combined. Since, then, thanks to the wonders of the World Wide Web, his work has appeared internationally both in cyberspace and hard copy. Often the writing has appeared along side the paintings, and at other times with the text superimposed. In 2004 Stephen began experimenting even more with these poetry/art hybrids creating a series of e books, including the award winning "We Are More Than Our Wounds". From there Stephen began experimenting with his art and poems as films, at first creating slideshows with captions, and then doing his own soundtracks and voice overdubs. In 2006 Stephen put this technology to use releasing a CD of poems set to music "Safe & Other Love Poems", as well as two print editions of his image/art hybrids, "Selected Works" and "Tree Companions", a fractured fairy tale for adults.   Katherine L. Gordon is a literary critic, a writer and publisher, the Resident Columnist for Ancient Heart Magazine, Bristol, England. Her latest book Myth Weavers, Serengeti Press, was released in April, 2007.    John M. Marshall     Editor – Epiphany; Minaret of the Holy Maidens;   poets4peace; Venus Rising; Heliotrope; Menagerie;   Posse Comitatus; Sanctuary; Birds of Djakarta     Founder & Chairman – Epiphany Arts; Cape Fear Poetry Society     Poetry Publications - U.S.   Tribal Soul Kitchen, Beautiful Nuance, Wormwood, Poetry Motel, Charlotte Poetry, Review, Southern Poetry Review, Alpha Beat Soup, Coastal Plains Poetry Review, Orphic Lute, Ingénue, Bouillabaisse, Earthwise, Innisfree, Word Salad, Locust Magazine, King David, Whatever Is Pure, Universal Personality, Quill & Ink, Bone River Cantata, The Lyricist - Campbell University , The Cairn - St. Andrews College , ATD Bulletin - Federal Aviation Administration , Dark Moon Rising, Poetic Rainbows, Ariga, Foliate Oak, Cross Way Publications, Caffeine Destiny, Ujamaa, Swans Commentary, Penwood Review, Poetic Voices, Autumn Leaves, Underground Window       Poetry Publications – Other   Germination – Canada Panda Poetry – Wales Flowing Mist – Romania; Open Wide – Liverpool, England Mageworld – London, England Poetry, Songs and Writers of Scotland – Scotland.     Short Story Publications   Germination – Canada Tintota – Australia Word Salad – U.S. afterDinner – U.S.       Writing Awards:   1992- Charles A. Shull Award- NC Poetry Society 1993- Caldwell W. Nixon, Jr. Award- NC Poetry Society 1994- North Carolina Poet Laureate Award- NC Poetry Society 1994- Charles A. Shull Award- NC Poetry Society 1995- Charles A. Shull Award- NC Poetry Society 2004- Poets’ Choice Award- Beautiful Nuance Magazine       HELEN BAR-LEV, 12.2007     Helen Bar-Lev was born in New York City in 1942.  She has lived in Israel for 37 years.  She holds a degree in Anthropology from California State University, Northridge, 1972. Since 1976 Helen has devoted herself to art: painting, teaching and writing poetry.  From 1989 until 2001 she was a member of the Safad Artists’ Colony in the Upper Galilee where she had her own gallery.  She has lived in Jerusalem intermittently for many years.  In January 2007 she and Johnmichael Simon moved to Metulla, the northernmost town in Israel.   To date Bar-Lev has participated in 80 exhibitions, including 30 one-person shows.   She was the curator of the widely acclaimed Homage to Yosef Hirsch exhibitions (appearing in 3 venues) in 2002 and 2003 in which 53 of Hirsch's former students participated.  Her poems and paintings have appeared in many online journals such as The Other Voices International Project; The Coffee Press Journal; Boheme Magazine; The Poetry Bridge; Sketchbook; River Bones Press; The Hypertexts; Palabras-Press; Poetry Super Highway, Gostinaia, etc., and also print anthologies including Meeting of the Minds Journal, Voices Israel Anthologies; Manifold Magazine of New Poetry (U.K.); Lucidity Poetry Journal, and Across The Long Bridge and Sailing in the Mist of Time, both anthologies of Award-Winning Poetry; Harvest International; Poesy first international issue; For Loving Precious Beast, An Anthology of Poetry edited by Yolanda Coulaz; Ibbetson Street 21; The Rogue Scholars, June 2007, Magnapoets; Eden Waters Press, Windsor ReView, Ascent Aspirtations.    A book entitled CYCLAMENS AND SWORDS with poems of Israel by Helen and Johnmichael Simon was published in 2007 by Ibbetson Press of Boston, Mass. and may be ordered from the authors hbarlev@netvision.net.il.  It is also available via Lulu.  Her watercolour paintings and sketches are featured throughout the book.    Helen is a member of Voices Israel English Poetry Society and The Israel Artists’ and Sculptors’ Association, of the Canadian Federation of Poets and Canadian Poetry Association.  She is the global correspondent in Israel for the Poetry Bridge and Editor-in-Chief of the Voices Israel Annual Anthology.         Dwayne Pagnotto, Author of Sipping Nectar With The Gods has created a new website.  It contains three pages of original artwork. Page one features pencil drawings, page two has negative computer scanned artwork, and page three includes colored art, using various mediums.  All three pages are accompanied by classical music, special templates, and page effects to enhance the experience. It has a guestbook which you can sign, and other links for you to check out.  If you wish to visit, here's the address:   http://www.freewebs.com/princeofatlantis/