These past eleven years have been a kaleidoscopic journey, with twisted verbs gyrating to the metre of soul…the soul of poetry beautifully sketched on sign boards carefully erected in a city of emotions run riot. The poets from Albania, Australia, Canada, China, Croatia, Cuba, France, Greece, India, Ireland, Italy, Lebanon, Nepal, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sri Lanka, Turkey, UK, USA, Vietnam etc., have continued the relay of chants, chants of angst and joy and remembrance and forgetfulness under an ever-changing sky. Heartfelt wishes to all for a fabulous 2021. – Mark Ulyseas
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.