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This is the tenth issue of BALLOONS Lit. Journal featuring great works of poetry, prose, and art from contributors from different parts of the world.
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Audio Section MORE COMING SOON
Poetry
Fiction
Voice Performers of BLJ Issue 10
Sue Gagliardi writes fiction, nonfiction, and poetry for children. Her books include Fairies, Get Outside in Winter and Get Outside in Spring. Her work appears in children’s magazines including Highlights Hello, Highlights High Five, Ladybug and Spider. She is a member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators. She teaches third grade and lives in Hatboro, Pennsylvania with her husband and son. The work she performs here, “Secret World”, is her own work. [www.suegagliardi.com]
Linda Kohler is a South Australian poet who likes living near water. Her poems are published in The School Magazine, the Wakefield Press anthology, ‘Tadpoles in the Torrens’, Pink Cover Zine, InDaily, Pure Slush, and others. Linda has worked as a teacher, television scriptwriter, proofreader, and barista. Now, among other things, she is a homeschooling mum. The work she performs here, “Starless Night”, is her own work.
Padmini Krishnan is a Web Copywriter. Her short stories for children have been published in My Light Magazine, Short Kid Stories, and Children’s Stories. Her haiku and haibun have appeared in Shamrock, The Neverending Story, Cattails, Chrysanthemum, New Wales Journal, The Heron’s Nest, Wild Plum, A Hundred Gourds, Contemporary Haibun Online, and Haibun Today. She lives in Singapore with her family. The work she performs here, “The Rat-girl”, is her own work.
Jennifer Ann Richter has worked as a foreign service officer, teacher, and investment representative before rediscovering her love of writing. She now writes and records audio description scripts for television. She has published short stories and poetry for adults and children and is currently querying a middle-grade novel set on the moon. The poems she performs here are her own works.
Mikaela Wallet is a 12-year-old girl living in the chilly outskirts of Ontario, Canada. She enjoys going to the gym with her friends, reading, playing volleyball and living life to its fullest. Her mom always told her to “enjoy the little things in life, because one day, she’d look back and realize they were big things.” She strives to live by that quote for as long as possible. The work she performs here, “Poisoned Hate”, is her own work.
Dr Gary Harfitt is currently an Assistant Dean (Experiential Learning) and Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Education at The University of Hong Kong. He is an award-winning teacher-trainer both at undergraduate and graduate levels. He has widely published in academic journals and published textbooks on teaching and learning poetry. Dr Harfitt has a wide range of research interests including the use of poetry and language arts in the English Language classroom. Moreover, he has been actively involved in community services, including adjudicating the Hong Kong Schools Speech Festival since 2002, as well as drama, debate and speech competitions at different schools in Hong Kong.
Linda Kohler is a South Australian poet who likes living near water. Her poems are published in The School Magazine, the Wakefield Press anthology, ‘Tadpoles in the Torrens’, Pink Cover Zine, InDaily, Pure Slush, and others. Linda has worked as a teacher, television scriptwriter, proofreader, and barista. Now, among other things, she is a homeschooling mum. The work she performs here, “Starless Night”, is her own work.
Padmini Krishnan is a Web Copywriter. Her short stories for children have been published in My Light Magazine, Short Kid Stories, and Children’s Stories. Her haiku and haibun have appeared in Shamrock, The Neverending Story, Cattails, Chrysanthemum, New Wales Journal, The Heron’s Nest, Wild Plum, A Hundred Gourds, Contemporary Haibun Online, and Haibun Today. She lives in Singapore with her family. The work she performs here, “The Rat-girl”, is her own work.
Jennifer Ann Richter has worked as a foreign service officer, teacher, and investment representative before rediscovering her love of writing. She now writes and records audio description scripts for television. She has published short stories and poetry for adults and children and is currently querying a middle-grade novel set on the moon. The poems she performs here are her own works.
Mikaela Wallet is a 12-year-old girl living in the chilly outskirts of Ontario, Canada. She enjoys going to the gym with her friends, reading, playing volleyball and living life to its fullest. Her mom always told her to “enjoy the little things in life, because one day, she’d look back and realize they were big things.” She strives to live by that quote for as long as possible. The work she performs here, “Poisoned Hate”, is her own work.
Dr Gary Harfitt is currently an Assistant Dean (Experiential Learning) and Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Education at The University of Hong Kong. He is an award-winning teacher-trainer both at undergraduate and graduate levels. He has widely published in academic journals and published textbooks on teaching and learning poetry. Dr Harfitt has a wide range of research interests including the use of poetry and language arts in the English Language classroom. Moreover, he has been actively involved in community services, including adjudicating the Hong Kong Schools Speech Festival since 2002, as well as drama, debate and speech competitions at different schools in Hong Kong.
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ISSN 2520-3169 (Print)