AZsacra International Award For Taj Mahal Review June 2012 issue
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 Oki sango Prize. She is a member and Treasurer of the World Haiku Association. Judge of the Haiku section of Japanese daily newspaper of The Asahi Shimbun’s Saitama culture.
AZsacra International Award For Taj Mahal Review June 2012 issue
Johannes S. H. Bjerg: Born 1957. Danish haijin writing in Danish & English simultaneously. Some works are to be found on the bilingual blog “2 tongues / 2 tunger” 2tongues.blogspot.com, which was created to promote and underline the universality of haiku in the 21st century. Published a bilingual haiku book “Penguins / Pingviner” in 2011 through Cyberwit. Member of World Haiku Association. Published in various publications: Roadrunner, Presence, Modern Haiku, Notes from the Gean and more.
AZsacra International Award For Taj Mahal Review Dec. 2011 issue
Akanksha Chaudhary was born in Rohtak (Haryana) and is a well known writer and poetess. A graduate from Lady Shri Ram College, Delhi University and an MBA in Human resources from FORE, she continued nevertheless to follow her passion of writing. She has an intriguing passion for photography and writing for almost 9 years now. She has been quoted as a young promising writer in India Today, The Tribune, and Times of India. She is also the youngest recipient of the prestigious Indira Gandhi Priyadarshini Award in India for her contribution in the field of literature, especially for her book The Unspoken Thoughts.
AZsacra International Award For Taj Mahal Review Dec. 2011 issue
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. 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’. In early 2009, Suzie published: Loving All – her first book of poetry and from mid 2009 she has regularly recited poems in public, usually accompanied by a guitarist and drummer. She loves sharing her musical poetry with the world! In response to the encouragement of the sage, Suzie continues to work on her autobiography, which she currently views as her central life work. In addition, she writes reviews for prominent poets, of which Ban’ya Natsuishi, Sayumi Kamakura, and Azsacra Zarathustra are her most celebrated thus far! Writing the Foreword of Hybrid Paradise by Ban’ya Natsuishi has also been a joyous and wonderful experience for Suzie.
AZsacra International Award For Taj Mahal Review Dec. 2011 issue
Steve Morris is based near the England / Wales border in the UK. For a living he teaches mathematics and science. In spare time he writes short stories, which have been included in Taj Mahal Review and a number of books, magazines and anthologies. His first two collections of short stories "In All Probability" and "Jumble Tales" have been very well-received by the press in the UK. More writing is to follow.