We're excited at Bacopa Literary Review to introduce a talented and varied team
Editor-in-Chief J.N. Fishhawk is a poet and freelance writer. He is the author of two poetry chapbooks and Postcards from the Darklands--ekphrastic poems accompanying artwork by artist Jose Ibanez. Fishhawk and illustrator Johnny Rocket Ibanez published their first-in-a-series children's book Billy & Tugboat SallyForth in 2020. Information at fishhawkandrocket.com.
Associate Editor Mary Bast's creative nonfiction, poetry, and flash memoir have appeared in a number of print and online journals, and she's author, co-author, or contributor to eight professional books from her career as a psychologist, leadership consultant, and Enneagram coach. Bast is also a visual artist.
Managing Editor Tessa Walters is a poet, writer, and songwriter living amongst the orange trees. They enjoy writing anything from poetry to fiction to plays. Their favorite work is Shadow, a play they wrote at fifteen and produced at eighteen which explores how depression can feel like purgatory. Whether they're recording original songs in the voice notes on their phone, hosting a Poetry Jam at the CMC, cuddling up with a library book, baking a bundt cake or pulling needle through thread, Tessa is presently enjoying life as a rebel without a clue.
Fiction Editor Alec Kissoondyal is a student at the University of Florida currently pursuing an undergraduate degree in English. He is also a writer for Narrow Magazine and an ambassador for the Florida Hemingway Society. His short story, "Smudge," was published in the 2021 issue of Bacopa Literary Review. He has forthcoming publications to be released in Drunk Monkeys Magazine, The Bookends Review, and The Underground.
Creative Nonfiction/Humor Editor Stephanie Seguin studied English Literature and French at the University of Florida. She has published humor, short fiction, and personal memoir and spent over 15 years as a freelance editor and teacher of languages.
Poetry Co-Editor Oliver Keyhani is a visual and performance artist, poet and writer. He spends his time wondering about the spirits that put objects around us that cause us to stub our toes and funny bones, or those ghosts that pull out the chairs from under us just as we are about to sit. He can be found studying things and drinking hot chocolate.
Poetry Co-Editor Reinfred Addo is a Ghanaian-American writer. He is the author of the poetry collections Washed Over and The Dedicadas (shortlisted for the GAW Literary Awards and finalist in North Street Book Prize). His work, including his health humanities creative writing, has been published in various publications and by various organizations such as Tampered Press and Signs of Life: An Anthology. Addo's favorite poetry communities in Gainesville are Thursday Night Poetry Jam (at the Civic Media Center), ARTSPEAKS, and Dopen Mic.
