Sharon Harriott

Deputy Editor of Poets' Letter and Editor of Poets' Letter Fiction Magazine

Sharon Harriott has been involved with Poets' Letter and London Poetry Festival for a long time. She was one of the six Poets In Residence at the 4th London Poetry Festival. Read her works here. She has taken on the responsibility of being the Festival Public Relations Director. Sharon has been Poets' Letter's Audio Book Reviews Editor and has now taken on the job of being the Deputy Editor and the mantle of Poets' Letter Fiction Magazine as its Editor.

Sharon Harriott is London born and bred. She studied journalism at University, and started her career on a teen magazine. Now a Film and Events PR Manager, she writes press releases on the latest films and organises entertainers for Fun in the Foyer at major film launches.

Sharon rediscovered her love of writing poetry and short stories after University when she took up a couple of creative writing courses. She's posted much of her recent work on EditRed.com, where she's inspired by a whole writing community, and where she's won a couple of poetry competitions! January 2007 saw the launch of her Audiobook Reviews blog Audiogeist. Long car journeys to work meant that instead of listening to the sometimes brain numbing breakfast radio, she could listen to the novels she missed reading on a tube journey. She's also reviewed audiobooks for poetsletter magazine, as well as writing short Blogs on MySpace at www.myspace.com/cravingaudio  

She now sees poety in everything she does, and spends her free time writing. She's continuously inspired by her favourite website, Editred.com on which she's uploaded much of her work, and has also had work published on a websites including Alors, Et Toi? Hecale and Poetsletter; you can also read her latest audiobook reviews on www.audiogeist.com

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Munayem Mayenin

Editor of Poets' Group of Publications

Photo: Muir Vidler

Munayem Mayenin

Munayem Mayenin is an English Author, Poet, Novelist, Playwright, Screenplay Writer, Song Writer, Children’s Writer, Thinker, Editor, Festival and Events Director who writes all genres of creative writings including Philosophical and Sociological Studies. In short: Mayenin is an Imagination Worker, writing and living away the wonders of life; areally in words, ideas and thoughts he lives and writes the areal business of the magic, music and magnanimity of life and living. 

Mayenin's aesthetics is arealism, philosophy humanics and breath of his identity comes from belonging to the humanion of humanity that flowers in an overwhelming awe of a bloom on the surface of the Mother Earth; at home in the wondrous infinite Universe he sings the joys and wonders of life.  

Munayem Mayenin is the Festival Director of London Poetry Festival, Editor of Poets' Letter Magazine, Poet in Residence at Southwark Libraries, father of three children and author of 14 published books of poetry, sonnet, prozzitry, poetic romantic fiction, philosophy and novel.

Mayenin edited 'The Poets’ Letter Poetry Anthology of New Voices' (London, 2005). He co-edited 'Slivers: An Anthology of South Asian Poetry in Britain', which was published in London in 1997.

Mayenin wrote for many publications in the UK, America and internationally in the 90s, edited many publications and has been involved closely with the publishing and media industry. Mayenin has made appearances through interviews in the following: The Guardian, The Observer, The Writer’s News, The New Age, The Poetry Life and Times, The BBC Radio 4, BBC Asian Network, BBC World Service, LBC Radio, British Satellite News, Nikki Bedi Show, Channel S Television and more.

Read Munayem Mayenin's Interview in The Guardian: Sept 15, 2007   

http://www.guardian.co.uk/weekend/story/0,,2168427,00.html

In The Observer

http://www.observerunlimited.co.uk/print/0,,330736719-103425,00.html

Read This Magazine

http://www.readthismagazine.co.uk

On BBC Asian Network Nikki Bedi Show

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/b00cw0g3

Interview on British Satellite News

http://www.bsn.org.uk/view_all.php?id12049

On Channel S 

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=PPEzP8qF79Q

An Interview in The Sentinel Poetry Quarterly

http://www.sentinel.org.uk/1007/interview.htm

Mayenin studied Bangla Language and Literature in addition to English, French, Greek, Persian, Sanskrit, German, Spanish and Russian Literature as well as Linguistics, Phonetics and Phonology as part of his B.A (Honours) degree under University of Chittagong and read MA in the same areas of studies but left Bangladesh before sitting the exams.

He studied science (Mathematics, Physics, Botany, Zoology and Chemistry) up to college intending to be a physician, which later modified into becoming a Chemist or a Physicist until the university opened up the doors of literature and arts for him!  In addition to his subjects he read great classical and modern European, African and Latin American literature and poetry including, of course, English, French and German literature as well as Philosophy, Psychology and Islamic History while Eastern and Western Philosophy provided the food of his soul and mind.

He studied Journalism at National Council for the Training of Journalists, City University and London School of Journalism in the nineties in addition to his studies in Youth and Informal Education (Canterbury and Christ Church University College), Special Educational Needs (Brunel University) and Public Sector Management (Trnas-Atlantic College).

He worked as a civil servant serving education, adult education and informal education, mother tongue and supplementary education, and social services. He spent several years involved in teaching Bangla language and literature at School of Oriental and African Studies-SOAS (University of London), University of Westminster and Adult Education Services of Tower Hamlets and Newham (teaching Bangla and Sylheti).

Mayenin worked many years as an Examiner for Sylheti and Bangla Languages for The Institute of Linguists and has spent many years involved in community initiatives and festivals in London.

Mayenin’s poetry has so far been translated and published in Spanish, Mongolian and Arabic.

Mayenin attended and read at The First Prague International Poetry Festival 2004 and attended and presented a Philosophy Paper (On Dehumanisation of Humanity) at the 12th Philosophy Born of Struggle Conference (October 2005) at The New School University, New York.

Mayenin is father of three children and lives and writes in London.

Mayenin loves and lives poetry which is the voice of his soul. As an author Mayenin's consciousness is deeply rooted in the philosophical conviction that he is morally obliged to continue to promote, foster and discharge his social and moral responsibilities towards the humanion he feels so deeply a part of. He believes himself to be a citizen of the mother universe and his works call humanity to a universal humanion of humankind in the cosmosian theatre of life in this beautiful infinite universe. He opposes any other forms of identities in favour of the Humanion of humankind on this Blue Planet.

Relevant Websites:

http://www.munayemmayenin.co.uk

http://www.imsoniumbooks.com

http://www.poetsletter.com

http://www.poetsletteryouthlit.com

http://www.poetsletterfiction.com

http://www.poetsletterphilosophia.com

http://www.londonpoetryfestival.com

http://www.eyeonium.com

http://www.lapatta.org

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Helena Sainz De Vicuña

Films Editor: Poets' Letter Group of Publications

Helena Sainz De Vicuña combines an unusual career dividing her time between her job as a pharmacist and freelance work for short films and feature films and, film festivals in Spain and UK.

She finished her Master in Pharmacy (Mpharm) in 2003 and following her growing passion into cinema and it felt like a natural move when she decided to undertake film studies specialising in Film Production. She has been a producer and production manager in many short films and has worked as extras coordinator in several feature films. She has also been involved in Film Festivals like San Sebastian International Film Festival where she was a Youth Jury member for many years.

She moved to London in 2007 following her interest in the cultural opportunities the city has to offer.

Helena has worked on an animation for the Woodland Trust and in the feature film “Egression” by Ray Brady.

Currently, she is studying Arts Management and plans to focus her career in Film Festival Management.

She has joined Poets letter as Films Editor recently and, hopes to bring her passion for films and love of life and arts with a new and fresh insight into all Poets' Letter Titles.

Helena has joined the London Poetry Festival Team as Poetry Films Co-ordinator and will be working towards adding her passion into bringing poetry films into life at the 6th London Poetry Festival 2010 and beyond.

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