Saket Suman is perhaps among the youngest poets of India. with a strong passion for writing and respect for human sentiments, his works outrank many for they carry a strong poetic force that directly appeals to the hearts of the readers. Born in the state of Bihar, he has spent most of his days in Kurseong, Darjeeling while pursuing his studies in Jnaneshwar memorial academy. the days spent in his school along with some of his best friends and teachers are the most memorable ones in his entire lifetime so far.

The poems included in My Acquaintance with an economist and other poems by Salin Gopinathan reveal absolutely regular cadence of style.  The choice of the images in these poems is lively and picturesque.  It is worthy of note that the fully concise  expression of the poet is visible in these poems.

Salvatore Buttaci is an obsessive-compulsive writer who plies his craft many hours a day. His poems, stories, articles, and letters have appeared widely in publications that include New York Times, U. S. A. Today, The Writer, Cats Magazine, and Christian Science Monitor. He was the recipient of the $500 Cyber-wit Poetry Award in 2007.

Samarendra Patra, aged 18 is a first year student of B.Tech-Mechanical Engineering in the prestigious SRM UNIVERSITY, Chennai. He was brought up in a small township of NALCO named Damanjodi means “Paharon ka Sangam-the unification of the hills”.

Sana Rafiq has been published in Mary Pat Fisher's book Women in Religion. She is currently the newsletter editor at LiteraryMary.com, as well as manages her e-zine The Neglected Ratio. She was also published by Jenifer Wills in a digital publication of LiteraryMary entitled Don't Call Me Plath: twelve outstanding women of the small press. She is currently pursuing a doctoral degree in Educational Leadership (Curriculum and Instruction) from the University of Phoenix.

The author is graduate from the University of Mumbai. She enjoys writing with a cup of green tea in her hand and heart on her sleeve. For her, poetry is an extremely primordial, mystical experience, a doorway to a world where everything has form, color, meaning and magic. She is constantly living on the tippy toes of ideas and inspiration, and loves the thrill of never knowing where her thoughts are going to take her, or what her next poem is going to be.

A teacher by profession and a poet at will - Santanu Halder was born and brought up in a small town named Bongaon, near Kolkata, West Bengal. He has done M.A in English Literature and teaching university students for 6 years. A scholar, a translator,an interviewer and a bilingual poet writing in both Bengali and English, Santanu Halder has already authored three books, these are - (1) American Literature for WBSU Students, (2) Old English Literature in a Nutshell and (3) a book on translation. 

Santosh Kalwar (born September 7, 1982) is a poet, writer, and young researcher. He is a self-published Nepalese writer who writes in English about truth, love, and relationships. He has published thirteen books, as well as authored a number of newspaper columns and articles.

Dr. Santosh Kumar (b. 1946) is a poet, short-story writer and an editor from India; DPhil in English; Chief Editor of an international literary journal Taj Mahal Review; several awards; member of World Poets Society (W.P.S.); member of World Haiku Association, Japan; published poetry in Indian Verse by Young Poets (1980), World Poetry (1995 & 1996), The Fabric of A Vision (2001), The Still Horizon (2002), The Golden Wings (2002), Voyages (2003), Symphonies (2003), New Pegasus (2004), Explorers (2004), Dwan (USA), Promise (Purple Rose Publications,USA), TMR 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 & 2007). He has also edited sixteen World Poetry Anthologies, and four books of World's Great Short Stories. He is also the author of a collection of poems entitled Helicon (Cyberwit, 2006, India, ISBN 81-901366-8-2). He is able to achieve masterly poetic effects full of a singular beauty and rhythmical artistry in his new collection New Utopia. Wikipedia

A Company Secretary by profession, Saru writes poems, articles and stories on varied topics. Her creativity in both English and Hindi has received commendable response in a short period of time. Her work has been showcased on many National and International forums. To learn more about her and be current with her writings, you can visit www.sarusinghal.com

Sathyanarayana was born on 12fth June, 1958 at Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India. He did his bachelor’s degree in Sciences and Masters in law. For a brief period he practiced as an advocate in Nellore and then joined the Government of India. He is now working as Deputy Superintendent of Salt at Nellore. Sathyanarayana has been writing poetry since 1987.

Sayumi Kamakura was born in Kochi Prefecture, Japan, 1953. She began composing haiku while a student at Saitama University and studied haiku under the guidance of Toshiro Nomura and Sho Hayashi. In 1988, she won the Oki Sango Prize. The lyrical style of her haiku attracted attention, and in 1998 she established the haiku magazine "Ginyu" with Ban'ya Natsuishi, and has been its Editor since that time. She has attended international haiku or poetry festivals held in Japan, Slovenia, Portugal and Bulgaria. In 2001, she won the Modern Haiku Association Prize. Her published haiku collections include: Jun (Moisture, 1984), Mizu no Jujika (Water Cross, 1987), Tenmado kara (From the Skylight, 1992), Kamakura Sayumi Kushu (Haiku of Sayumi Kamakura, 1998). Hashireba haru(Run to Spring, 2001), She co-authored Gendai Haiku Panorama (1994), Gendai Haiku Handbook (1995), Gendai Haiku Shusei Zen 1 Kan (Contemporary Haiku Anthology in One Volume, 1996), etc. She also published, in both Japanese and English, A Singing Blue: 50 Selected Haiku (2000). Her haiku has been translated into English, Greek, Russian, Bulgarian, Portuguese and Korean. She is a member and Treasurer of the World Haiku Association. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9_z0D5IZ6E

Seema is an artist who loves painting, bird watching, travelling and cooking. A mother of three, her work touches both the traditional and modern aspects of art. All the artwork for the book has been contributed by Seema. You can visit her website at www.art.seema.biz

Shahina, born and brought up in the beautiful valley of Kashmir, Srinagar, did her schooling from Presentation Covent School, Srinagar and then left for Russia for higher studies. She did her Bachelors, Masters and then Ph.d in Russian Language and Literature from Patrice Lumumba Friendship University, Moscow, Russia. While doing Ph.d , she started working in a Swiss Trading company in Moscow as the Manager of the company. She did computer designing courses also from Moscow and is presently working as a Freelance Graphic and Jewelry Designer, Illustrator and Writer.  She has written a series of story books for children with the same characters named as 1, 2, 3 but in different situations and circumstances. While reading her story books, children gain knowledge as well.

Shamsud Ahmed is an accomplished poet and has authored many books, including ‘I Am Dirty; I Need Washing,’ which has been critically acclaimed and has got an overwhelming response from the readers. He has been writing Poems and Short stories for local Journals and newspapers for a long time. These days he is busy scripting Prime Time TV show   ‘Zindagi.Com’ which is going to be aired soon. www.iamdirtyineedwashing.blogspot.in

I'm an Indian and was born on 28th Sep, 1974 in Moradabad, a small town of Uttar Pradesh. As a child I had high expectations from myself. Though my ambition was to become a doctor but I ended up doing my post graduation in Business Administration. I worked with several organizations but never felt satisfied working under someone. After my marriage I joined my husband in his export Business.

Shariq Us Sabah is a freelance writer from New Delhi, India. He operates blogs, and majorly writes fiction, short stories and poems. He has spent his majority of school days studying at Delhi Public School, Noida. He is presently pursuing Bachelors in Economics at Symbiosis School of Economics, Pune.

I teach Literature and Composition at the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale. I have an M.A. (English) and M.Phil (Women’s Studies) from the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Vadodara (Gujarat, India) and have lived in Florida since 1988, when I first immigrated to Miami from Mumbai.

Shirley Bolstok was born and raised in Denver, Colorado. “My parents are Holocaust Survivors. Writing has always been an integral part of my life. I like writing about the shifting of our existence, whether it is ethereal, emotional or physical. I have had many publications of my work in newspapers, anthologies and online magazines and now have the opportunity to consolidate it in a volume of poetry.

A writer by profession and a poet at will- Shreya Chatterjee was born in Kolkata in 1985 and was brought up in Bihar and Kolkata alike. She is educated at G.D. Birla Centre for education, Presidency College, Kolkata and University of Calcutta.

Siddhartha is a small town guy working in one of the leading industrial areas of the nation today. A journey that started with a handful of poems in the childhood never had the intentions to aim to be a writer someday. He started taking writing as his passion only when the shadow of love crafted the real Sid inside him. Starting off with a romantic novel, Sid promises to focus more on the non fiction books in future to raise the issues around the nation that people fear to talk about. He thinks some has to step forward and throw some light on them and he accepts his pen to be the biggest weapon in his armory. Join him in his fight! Love story!!! "You read those words and you think,its another run of the mill saga with a couple of broken hearts or a concocted love triangle,well ,when love is involved there are bound to be broken hearts but everyone has a different tale to tell and this is my tale,the one i lived,the one which taught me what love really is and the one which i want the world to know about,because love is complicated but its still beautiful."

Sohail is a poet at heart and has already authored two books, which can be found on Amazon. His work mostly revolves around love. Currently he is working on his third book. He is a loving father of five beautiful children and aspires to be a bollywood script writer.

Born and brought up at the industrial city of Asansol of West Bengal in India Sonnet’s childhood was marked by visiting several places with his parents. His father Mr. Kajal Mondal is a banker and mother Mrs. Sima Mondal is a housewife. His schooling was carried out at the St. Michael’s school, Durgapur till class ten and he completed class eleven and twelve from the Hemsheela Model school of Durgapur in India. However he used to pass his holidays in his maternal house in a village named Jahidpur. Jahidpur is a village surrounded by dense ‘Sal’ forests on all sides segregating it from the busy city life and pollution. The green flora and fauna, the dense forests and wide spreading fields of paddy and rice in Jahidpur were surely some inspirations that later got reflected in his poems. He also passed much of his initial days of childhood in the coal belt area of Sripur and destiny later turned him towards Mining engineering. He was never too fascinated by his poetic name and took least interest in the genre of poetry.

1999 is an unforgettable year for me. One reason is Shrine that was released by World University Press. Even in 2008, after nine years, Shrine resurrects the traumatic feelings, touching the spots of deep pain from the days of the partition of India.

Steven Carter is a retired emeritus professor of English. He is the only two-time winner of UNESCO's Nuove Lettere International Poetry and Literature Prize. In 2010 he was awarded the Eric Hoffer Foundation's Montaigne Medal. Snow Moon, his chapbook of haiku/haibun, was recently released by Alba Publishng.

Sumit Daga, A writer of the Hindi poems, currently working in Product management team in Torrent pharmaceuticals Limited at Ahmadabad, basically from Jhalawar district of rajasthan. He done his schooling from Jhalawar did Bachelor of Pharmacy from Vikram University, Ujjain. He is writing Hindi poetry since he was in 11th standard; his college cum hostel life provided a favorable environment to strengthen his ability to write poems. He usually write on the topics of burning issues of the country, home, loneliness, success, love & the practical things which a person experiences in different stages of life.

Surbhi Thukral is a corporate marketer turned aspiring writer. During her professional experience as a Marketer, she had stints with corporations in India and the UK. After gaining success in business writing, she is now determined to make a mark in the field of creative writing, which she describes as her true passion. She has become a compulsive writer who dedicates many hours a day to fulfill her passion for creative writing. She holds Masters in Business & Management from the University of Strathclyde, UK. Surbhi’s work has been published in Harvests of New Millennium, Taj Mahal Review and EWR: Short Stories.

Born in the year 1990 in Ajmer, Rajasthan, Surina completed her schooling from six different schools in different cities owing to her dad's transferable job. A graduate from Jadavpur University, kolkata, she has been writing for 9 years now. This is her first book of poems to be published and hopes to publish many more with the support of her reading audience, her parents and her publishers.

Sushil Thapa is a renowned artist of Nepal. Interested in painting from a young age, he is self taught and art is his passion. He does paintings in oil and acrylic, though pen and ink is his forte. His main subjects are the people of his country from different ethnic backgrounds. He was attached to the Centre for Victims of Torture (CVICT), Kathmandu for thirteen years and through his art works supported various Human Rights campaigns.

Suzie Palmer began writing her life story and poetry in 1999 at 28 years of age. She was encouraged to write after a mystical encounter with a unique Indian sage. ‘You are a writer; you must write’ he told her ‘you must write about your life – true truth – a story describing this is how I won this battle. People like reading about other people’s lives, and they’ll like reading about yours. You’ll also write poetry, teaching people how to be happy even if they can’t run and jump’.

Words can change perceptions; they have the power to cause a world war, just like they can melt the most ruthless heart. Words fascinate me. A poet at heart and a romantic by soul, I see things the way the world doesn't.I am constantly evolving and as a writer I believe in the simple. Music and words define me. The words I use spring from my everyday observations, my curiosities and the unusualness that surround objects and people around me.

Sweta Srivastava Vikram (www.swetavikram.com) is a Pushcart nominated-poet, novelist, author, essayist, columnist, and blogger. She is the author of three chapbooks of poetry, Because All Is Not Lost (Modern History Press); Kaleidoscope: An Asian Journey of Colors (Modern History Press); and Clearing the fog (upcoming from Modern History Press). She is also the co-author of two poetry collections, Whispering Woes of Ganges & Zambezi (Cyberwit) and Not All Birds Sing (Cyberwit). Niyogi Books will publish her first fiction novel, Perfectly Untraditional, in 2011. Her first nonfiction book of prose and poems, tentatively titled, Mouth full, will be published in the UK in 2012. Her musings have also appeared in several anthologies, literary journals, and online publications across six countries in three continents. A graduate of Columbia University, she lives and writes in New York City and reads her work across the United States, Europe, and Asia. Sweta also teaches creative writing workshops. Follow her: On Twitter (@ssvik) or Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/Words.By.Sweta)