Hello, my name is Liana Medina and as you may have already read i am a beginner poet. I never thought i was able to write poetry, until one day i wrote Darkness's Grasp, which is one of the poems you will read soon. I have recently been keeping a book of all my poems and currently have about 34 poems that i have written this year! Now i will warn you that some of my poetry is quite grotesc, and some have come from dreams and nightmares i have had. So that being said I would love some input and some advice on how to grow as a poet. so please feel free to let me know what you think, and i will be more than happy to the same for you.

Hello everyone. My name is Crystal Rena Terrell Nelson, Terrell being my maiden name. I have an amazing husband, Lloyd Nelson and a 5 year old son named Trevor. I started writing at the age if 12 and I haven't stopped since. Writing is more than a way to express my feelings, but it is also a very strong passion of mine. Well really any kind of writing is a passion of mine. I'm one of those kund of writers that can prerty much write on any topic at pretty much any given point. Therefore, not all my writings are based of personal experience but could have been inspired by another person, a movie, anything really. I have sections in these categories: Love, Abuse, Family, Depression, Crazy, and some Funny. Anyway, I do hope you all enjoy! And Thanks in advanced.

Blurb Saleha Begum is a writer and artist living in Birmingham. She was short-listed for the Muslim Writers award in 2011. 'Ruptures and Fragments', her first collection, combines poems with visual art. Drawn from a wide variety of sources and experiences, the poems explore human relationships, sometimes joyous, sometimes brutal, and the psyche, diving deep into the human condition, sorting and arranging, compartmentalising the external and what we are. This collection might leave the reader in a quandary but it will no doubt intrigue and encourage debate. Review "Shouting from the margins of society this is an engaging experimental collection that captures the stoicism of 21st century feminism through a combination of poetry and artistic metaphor. Saleha Begum exposes the ruptures and fragments of relationships and cultural identity through a nomadic style of wordplay that journeys both paradox and the de ja vu of similar experience." Antony Owen, author of 'The dreaded boy' "Saleha's poetry seems to dance and tease the mind, painting poignant images as they go. Lovely." Giovanni "Spoz" Esposito, Birmingham Poet Laureate 2006/7

I have grown up in a fundamentalist christian sect ... i have now escaped and i write my feelings and my battles into my poetry :)

Hello, an emerging amateur poet looking for constructive criticism... have been writing for many years - but have never displayed my work before... everything is of my own creation - raw emotions reflecting my personal journey through life. Enjoy, and please leave comments K.E.