Category Archives: Our Poets

Jay Duret

Posted on December 29, 2014 by Ijagun Poetry Journal

Jay Duret is a San Francisco based writer and illustrator who blogs at http://www.jayduret.com. More than two dozen of Jay’s stories and other pieces have been published or are forthcoming in online and print journals, including Narrative Magazine, Blue Fifth … Continue reading →

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Tim Trimble

Posted on May 4, 2014 by Ijagun Poetry Journal

Ken Trimble is sixty years old and he lives on a mountain in south eastern Australia in a town called Warburton. He has published six books; four books of the six were published by Littlefox Publishers. His latest book is … Continue reading →

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Paul Benton

Posted on May 4, 2014 by Ijagun Poetry Journal

Paul Benton was born in Sedalia, Missouri (short-lived home of Scott Joplin) and learned early on to love and appreciate poetry and wordplay through Dr Seuss and Edgar Allen Poe. He has had poetry appear in dozens of journals including … Continue reading →

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Mahima Gupta

Posted on May 4, 2014 by Ijagun Poetry Journal

Mahima Gupta is a 17-year old poet from Kolkata, India. She is a student of Class 12. Writing has been a very important part of her life since the time she realises how wonderful it is to pen down one’s … Continue reading →

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Basit Olatunji

Posted on May 4, 2014 by Ijagun Poetry Journal

Basit A. Olatunji was born in Ifon-osun, Osun State, Nigeria. He is a poet, an editor and an essayist. His first poetry collection, Thoughtful Reflections, was published in 2011. He is also working on his first play. He currently teaches … Continue reading →

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Stephen Mead

Posted on May 4, 2014 by Ijagun Poetry Journal

When not being a creatively-frustrated Secretary employed by a very nice University in NY, Stephen Mead is a published artist, writer, maker of short collage-films and poetry/music mp3s.  Much can be learned of his multi-media work by placing his name … Continue reading →

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‘Deji W. Adesoye

Posted on May 4, 2014 by Ijagun Poetry Journal

Ayodeji W. Adesoye was born in Epe-Ekiti (Ijero Local Government) in South-Western Nigeria. He attended the University of Ado Ekiti, Nigeria, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy in 2010. In 2012, he advanced to the University of … Continue reading →

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David Schwartz

Posted on May 4, 2014 by Ijagun Poetry Journal

G. David Schwartz is the former president of Seedhouse, the online interfaith committee. Schwartz is the author of A Jewish Appraisal of Dialogue (1994) and Midrash and Working Out Of The Book (2004). Currently, he is a volunteer at The … Continue reading →

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Kousik Adhikari

Posted on May 4, 2014 by Ijagun Poetry Journal

Kousik Adhikari, an Indian research scholar, has several publications consisting of both creative and critical writings, published in India, Nepal, USA, and Thailand. He is interested in literature, linguistics and cultural studies. He has over 20 publications of poems. Read … Continue reading →

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Gbenga Ogunleye

Posted on May 4, 2014 by Ijagun Poetry Journal

Gbenga Ogunleye is a Nigerian poet. Born in the late 80’s, he is a native of Irun-Akoko in Ondo State. He graduated from Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko with B.A. Degree in Linguistics/Yoruba. Read his poems: Aggression, Lord of Harvest and … Continue reading →

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