‎"I'm liking your style. Not "sewn together," more like "laid side by side." Reaches the reader from the inside out. "
David W. Aston

'It's almost like you capture small instances of life and create a picture.'
Jaleesa McLean

With the company of a place I write.
The essence of a poem is a puzzle left to be unsolved.
The true self.
It stays within
And is let out to those who see.

From Australia to Greece and a small life time living in different cities of Europe. A story of poems that illustrates a continuous beginning. Fresh and anew again and again. My poems are about absorbing the world around me with a pencil and paper in my hand. The way I see my life and the lives of others as I build my own outlook. There are poems for every mood in each chapter, sequenced like a story. A story of every day life, love, family and travel.

I grew up in Australia with a Greek family background. I have worked in various educational settings in Australia and Europe over the past 16 years of my career. I have a Bachelor of Education degree, TEFL Certificate and have an interest in The Montessori Method. I enjoy travel, languages, music, dance and sport. My love for writing stemmed from my experiences with different people, places and my interest in education.

Maria Evangelistria Mangos Grujicic

I'm Australian and I live in Darwin, the beautiful capital city of the Northern Territory. It has an exotic island feel and it is where I hold my roots as a 'nature girl' in the wide open free spaces. I've lived in the bigger cities London, Madrid, Albacete, and Frankfurt am main, Germany for the past 10 years, and I have just returned home.

Greek is my mother tongue though I was educated in English. I started traveling in search of my Greek roots and I absolutely adore the sensations of Europe. Through my travels I learned Spanish, some German and I'm learning Serbian because my wonderful, adoring husband is from Serbia.

Dance is like a stable heart beat in my life and have enjoyed different styles over my life along with writing. I have a deep interest in Education that has led me to develop my career abroad. Now my hope is that this inspiration will stay and grow in me as I venture onto other exciting projects.