Author: markulyseas

Mark Ulyseas has served time in advertising as copywriter and creative director selling people things they didn’t need, a ghost writer for some years, columnist of a newspaper, a freelance journalist and photographer. In 2009 he created Live Encounters Magazine, in Bali, Indonesia. It is a not for profit (adfree) free online magazine featuring leading academics, writers, poets, activists of all hues etc. from around the world. March 2016 saw the launch of its sister publication Live Encounters Poetry, which was relaunched as Live Encounters Poetry & Writing in March 2017. The third monthly publication, LE Children Poetry & Writing, was released in January 2019. The fourth monthly publication, Live Encounters Books, was released in August 2020. Mark believes that knowledge is power and empowerment. Therefore, it must be free and shared freely to empower all. His is author of three books – RAINY: My Friend & Philosopher, Seductive Avatars of Maya: Anthology of Dystopian Lives, and, In Gethsemane: Transcripts of a Journey.

January 25, 2026January 25, 2026

Live Encounters Poetry & Writing February 2026

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David Rigsbee
Kim Ports Parsons
Terry McDongah
Jordan Smith
Susan Keiser
Richard W Halperin
Lynda Tavakoli
Peter A Witt
Patricia Sykes
Paul Williamson
Luis Cuauhtemoc Berriozabal
Gordon Ferris
Following poets translated from Arabic
by Dr Salwa Gouda
Aicha Bassry
Dima Mahmoud
Habiba Mohamadi
Fawzia Alawi Alawi
Nehad Zaki
Sameh Mahgoub

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