Editor
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Publishing |
| Occupation | Editor, Writer |
| Location | Virginia, United States |
| Introduction | Originally from St. Andrew, Jamaica, Raquel is a proud mother, Executive Administrator, Event Planning consultant and; child advocate. She enjoys writing short fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, and love songs. As a F.S.U, English graduate, she is the Founding Editor and Publisher of Lyrical Passion Poetry E-Zine with specialized focus in Japanese short form poetry. Her works are forthcoming and also published in The Herons Nest, Simply Haiku, Modern Haiku, **Ribbons, Mayfly, Frogpond, Asahi Haikuist Network, The Aurorean, (EPN) Electronic Poetry Network, Shamrock, The Smoking Poet, **Atlas Poetica, Wisteria, **Modern English Tanka, Chrysanthemum, Other Poetry, Haiku;Montage: Juneteenth, The Tallahassee Democrat, **Red Lights, Taj Mahal Review, Presence, Mainichi Daily News, Magnapoets and Cider Press Review. Her literary works have also received runner up and/or honorable mentions in the Snapshot Press Haiku Calendar Competition (2008), The Haiku Calendar Ludbreg Competition (2008), Mainichi Daily News Haiku Contest (2007), 7th Annual Chistell Writing Contest for Fiction (2007) and the Big Pond Rumour Contest for Fiction (2007). |
| Interests | Writing, Singing and so much more. Interested in finding new talented writers. |
| Favorite Movies | The Hand That Rocks The Cradle, Friday, Transformers, The Perfect Storm, The Wood, Arachnophobia, Aragon, Riddick, The Color Purple, Twister, Ice Age, Madagaskar, Toy Story, Charlotte's Web, Taken, Romeo Must Die, What Women Want, Blue Streak, The Fast & The Furious. |
| Favorite Music | R&B, Love Songs, My Songs...etc. |
| Favorite Books | Autobiography of My Mother, Jane Eyre, Sense & Sensibility, Black Boy, Black Like Me. |