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issue 103
issue 103, featuring:
COVER: leia butler
geoffrey aitken
katy allen
assaf brown
rebecca clifford
lola dekhuijzen
ryan di francesco
zary fekete
david anson lee
sandy spencer
COVER: leia butler
geoffrey aitken
katy allen
assaf brown
rebecca clifford
lola dekhuijzen
ryan di francesco
zary fekete
david anson lee
sandy spencer
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biographies - issue 103
Geoffrey Aitken
Geoffrey Aitken relies on prescription medication, happily sharing samples of his writing whenever possible. His lived experience irregularly reads and listens in open-mic venues. Creates award-winning poetry on unceded Kaurna Yerta. Published [AUS, UK, US, HR, IND, RS, CAN, NG, Fr, CL & CN]. Recently, ‘Bipolar Poetry’, ‘Meniscus’ [AUS], ‘Ultramarine Literary’ [CL], ‘Short-listed ‘Rough Diamond Poetry Prize’ [US]. Soon ‘Underbelly Press’ [UK]. Nominated Best of the Net 2022.
Katy Allen
Katy Z. Allen is a lover of the more-than-human world, poet, retired rabbi of an outdoor congregation, former healthcare chaplain, and co-founder of a Jewish climate organization. Her poetry has appeared or is forthcoming in various online publications and in 2025 Art on the Trails: Number 9. Her poetic book, A Tree of Life: A Story in Word, Image, and Text was published by Strong Voices Publishing.
Leia Butler
Leia is a writer and creator from London. Her poetry can be found in Streetcake Magazine, Permeable Barrier, Atrium, Aswirl, Fawn Press, The Unwhispered Legacy Anthology, and After Poetry. She has poetry collections published with Broken Sleep Books, Stanchion, and Steel Incisors. She is the editor of Full House Literary. Her website is: https://leiabutler.com/
Rebecca Clifford
Rebecca Clifford lives rurally near a watershed. Most recently, her work has appeared in Poetry Pause (CDN), Poem Alone (UK), Devour: Art & Lit Canada, Antae (Malta), Sola Poẽta, Merion West (US), and Stravaig (Scotland).
Lola Dekhuijzen
Lola Dekhuijzen is a poet from Amsterdam. Her work has appeared in Anthropocene, The Interpreter’s House, Lighthouse, Abridged, Porridge and elsewhere. She will soon begin an MA in Poetry at Queen’s University Belfast.
Ryan Di Francisco
Ryan Di Francesco (he/him) is a neurodivergent Canadian writer, teacher, and editor based in Ontario. His journalistic work has appeared in The Toronto Star, and his poetry and fiction are published or forthcoming in over fifty literary journals and anthologies. He is the Editor-in-Chief of Shadow and Sax, an independent literary and arts press. His forthcoming books include Let the Dogs Have It (Parlyaree Press) and Along Tongues Full of Time (Ethel Press).
Zary Fekete
Zary Fekete grew up in Hungary and currently lives in Tokyo. He has a debut novella (Words on the Page) out with DarkWinter Lit Press and a short story collection (The Written Path: A Journey Through Sobriety and Scripture) out with Creative Texts. He enjoys books, podcasts, and many many many films. Twitter and Instagram: @ZaryFekete Bluesky:zaryfekete.bsky.social
Sandy Spencer
Sandy Spencer is an East Anglian who retired to the Dorset coast to write about the things that bother her, after an enjoyable life in the computer industry. She published a collection of poetry , 'Having a beer with Monty Don', and has some work floating around the internet.
Assaf Brown
Assaf Brown (b. 1992) is a poet, composer, and researcher. He holds degrees in musicology and cognitive science, and is currently pursuing a PhD at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. His work explores the meeting points of language, music, visual form, and conceptual structures.
David Anson Lee
David Anson Lee is a physician, scientist, and poet whose writing explores the intersections of medicine, science, humanity, and the natural world. He writes poetry focused on perception, technology, ecology, and the mysteries of existence. His poems have appeared in literary journals and anthologies internationally. He lives in Texas, where he continues to explore the connections between scientific curiosity and creative imagination.
Geoffrey Aitken relies on prescription medication, happily sharing samples of his writing whenever possible. His lived experience irregularly reads and listens in open-mic venues. Creates award-winning poetry on unceded Kaurna Yerta. Published [AUS, UK, US, HR, IND, RS, CAN, NG, Fr, CL & CN]. Recently, ‘Bipolar Poetry’, ‘Meniscus’ [AUS], ‘Ultramarine Literary’ [CL], ‘Short-listed ‘Rough Diamond Poetry Prize’ [US]. Soon ‘Underbelly Press’ [UK]. Nominated Best of the Net 2022.
Katy Allen
Katy Z. Allen is a lover of the more-than-human world, poet, retired rabbi of an outdoor congregation, former healthcare chaplain, and co-founder of a Jewish climate organization. Her poetry has appeared or is forthcoming in various online publications and in 2025 Art on the Trails: Number 9. Her poetic book, A Tree of Life: A Story in Word, Image, and Text was published by Strong Voices Publishing.
Leia Butler
Leia is a writer and creator from London. Her poetry can be found in Streetcake Magazine, Permeable Barrier, Atrium, Aswirl, Fawn Press, The Unwhispered Legacy Anthology, and After Poetry. She has poetry collections published with Broken Sleep Books, Stanchion, and Steel Incisors. She is the editor of Full House Literary. Her website is: https://leiabutler.com/
Rebecca Clifford
Rebecca Clifford lives rurally near a watershed. Most recently, her work has appeared in Poetry Pause (CDN), Poem Alone (UK), Devour: Art & Lit Canada, Antae (Malta), Sola Poẽta, Merion West (US), and Stravaig (Scotland).
Lola Dekhuijzen
Lola Dekhuijzen is a poet from Amsterdam. Her work has appeared in Anthropocene, The Interpreter’s House, Lighthouse, Abridged, Porridge and elsewhere. She will soon begin an MA in Poetry at Queen’s University Belfast.
Ryan Di Francisco
Ryan Di Francesco (he/him) is a neurodivergent Canadian writer, teacher, and editor based in Ontario. His journalistic work has appeared in The Toronto Star, and his poetry and fiction are published or forthcoming in over fifty literary journals and anthologies. He is the Editor-in-Chief of Shadow and Sax, an independent literary and arts press. His forthcoming books include Let the Dogs Have It (Parlyaree Press) and Along Tongues Full of Time (Ethel Press).
Zary Fekete
Zary Fekete grew up in Hungary and currently lives in Tokyo. He has a debut novella (Words on the Page) out with DarkWinter Lit Press and a short story collection (The Written Path: A Journey Through Sobriety and Scripture) out with Creative Texts. He enjoys books, podcasts, and many many many films. Twitter and Instagram: @ZaryFekete Bluesky:zaryfekete.bsky.social
Sandy Spencer
Sandy Spencer is an East Anglian who retired to the Dorset coast to write about the things that bother her, after an enjoyable life in the computer industry. She published a collection of poetry , 'Having a beer with Monty Don', and has some work floating around the internet.
Assaf Brown
Assaf Brown (b. 1992) is a poet, composer, and researcher. He holds degrees in musicology and cognitive science, and is currently pursuing a PhD at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. His work explores the meeting points of language, music, visual form, and conceptual structures.
David Anson Lee
David Anson Lee is a physician, scientist, and poet whose writing explores the intersections of medicine, science, humanity, and the natural world. He writes poetry focused on perception, technology, ecology, and the mysteries of existence. His poems have appeared in literary journals and anthologies internationally. He lives in Texas, where he continues to explore the connections between scientific curiosity and creative imagination.
