POETS FROM BOOK

THE POETS
Marsh Cassady is the author of fifty-two published books including novels, true crime, biography, collections of short stories and haiku, and books on theatre. His plays have been widely performed in the U.S. and in Mexico. A former actor/director and university professor, he has a Ph.D. degree in theatre and has taught various creative writing courses at UCSD and elsewhere. A former small press publisher, he has been editor of three magazines and a literary journal, Crazyquilt. Visit: http://marshcassady.com




Jo Ann Chase is a marketing and advertising professional and has used her writing talents creating advertising copy and marketing plans. She has written poems for her own pleasure off and on since she was in her teens.
Her friend, Alice Donenfeld, dared her to submit a poem for this book. The little ditty was inspired when one her cats exhibited a taste for bacon and eggs at a recent breakfast.
Jo Ann moved to Rosarito Beach, MX from Sonoma, California in.2005. She is sales manager for a Serena Senior Care, a Rosarito health care company.






Lynn Doiron is the recipient of California State University, Sacramento’s Dominic J. Bazzanella Awards in the areas of fiction and expository prose. Her first book length collection of poetry, hand wording, appeared in November, 2006. Her work has appeared in various literary journals and anthologies, most recently in Nimrod, University of Oklahoma, Tulsa. Lynn currently lives and writes from Baja California, Mexico, and especially enjoys the ease and openness of her Rosarito neighbors who daily exhibit a gladness, regardless of hardships.




Alice Donenfeld-Vernoux, a veteran in the entertainment business as attorney, producer, distributor, consultant and consistent exhibitor in the global television arena. She has been involved in all phases of show business from Broadway to New Media for over 40 years.
Currently she is finishing her memoir, “Behind the Spandex, Globetrotting with Superheroes” spanning her long career in the entertainment business dealing with superstars the likes of “Spiderman,” “He Man” and “the Masters of the Universe,” “Fat Albert” and “the Cosby Kids,” “Zorro,” “She-Ra” and “The Incredible Hulk.”
Her website www.CurmudgeonGal.com, her pod casts CurmudgeonGal can be found on iTunes, Libsyn and iWeb.






Jacquelynne Garner native San Diegan, has come to Baja all her life and has lived on the ocean in Rosarito, full or part time for decades. Her life has been her art, writing, theosophical and other "secret knowledge" studies, dancing, singing and her more than twenty years as a lawyer.
Stories of her animals–horses roaming the hills; her pup, Bunny; Katharine, the cat, to whom she is allergic; and her Macaw, Sami, whose vocabulary is monumental and can not only sing and compose in her voice–have appeared in several issues of Baja Times.




J. Leslie Boffa-Goodhue headed after Art School North to Alaska with her two sons and had a fascinating career doing everything from murals to advertising and found the most satisfying work with the native Alaskans doing illustrations for the bilingual books hoping to help save the local languages.
Now settled in San Antonio del Mar, J.Leslie finds Mexico very creatively stimulating and the society eclectic. “I love the pace" she says as she works on paintings and other projects, "there is finally time to write and relax, no more deadlines!"






Eimi E. Isaka born in 1928 in Japan received Masters Degree in educational psychology from Kansei Gãkuin University in1965 and in Chicago at the Loyola University a master’s degree in general education. She was a corporate secretary for 22 years for Mitsui & Co/Inc., Los Angeles.
Since 1981 Eimi has written regularly for several Japanese magazines. The winner of two Japanese writing awards, she is the author of two books, The Blue Pot, a novel published in English, and The Grey Eyes, a book of Japanese poetry. The former waspublished in 1989, the latter in 1998.




Jim Kitchen is one of four founders of the School of Public Administration and Urban Studies at San Diego State, and co author of The Metropolitan Coast and How the Cities Grew. Jim was co-editor and co-founder of Los Hombres Press and Crazyquilt Quarterly. He has published poetry and has written a holocaust biography, Because of Romek.






Harald Erik Josua Lankisch was born on June 3, 1957 in Germany. He studied in 1989 video production in San Diego, where Harald wrote a film script “My Choice”, which was turned into a short movie in 1993.
He worked behind the camera, edited weddings, promotion. and acted in commercials. In 1997 he worked as an extra and had a small non-speaking part with Billy Zane in “Titanic”.
Harald started writing poetry in 1998. His poetry is very involved with the meaning of life and his philosophical outlook is influenced by his European background. He self published a CD of 12 poems called “CHECKMATE”. (lankischharald@yahoo.com)




Harald Max Reinhard Lankisch born in Memel at the Baltic Ocean Memelland-Lithuania on April 14, 1926. He studied diploma agricultural engineer in Germany. Between 1955 and 1957 Harald was a teacher at the Imperial College of Ethiopia. From 1957 to 1964 he owned a trade firm in Germany. Between 1964 and 1968 Harald was a director in a Research Institute for agriculture construction. As Adviser for Farmers he worked in the agriculture department from 1968 to 1985.
Harald was always intrigued in different cultures on his travels and has a special interest in poetry and memoirs.






Elizabeth Libel native of Poland, became a professional actress at the age of 20, immigrated to the US and was a Guest Star on TV shows: “Jag,” “Silk Stockings.” Elizabeth appeared recently on “Monk” and “Starter wife,” including the important features "Trade” with Kevin Klein and “Body Shots.”
Her passion for writing began in her early youth; her first poem was published in 1976. She is co-founder of a Polish American Group in LA. In 2007 she was a columnist for the Baja Times Newspaper.
With her husband Carlos Velasco Elizabeth prepares two individual bodies of poetry/prose, recording her first poetry and music CD “Confessions”.




Ron Raposa spent more than 20 years as a journalist in the United States and two in Saudi Arabia, after a brief stint as a high school English teacher. He has lived in Rosarito Beach the past four years, where he does public relations work for the city. Writing has been an almost lifelong love and pursuit.






Francisco Olmos Saldivar, was born December 11, 1933 in the State of Zatatecas Mexico. In the early 1950’s he married Anna Maria Romelia Jauregui in Tijuana B.C Mexico. He worked in Los Angeles California 35 years and retired to Rosarito Baja California.
Francisco has two sons, two daughters, Maria Teresa a Chemist, Francisco a business man, Rosa a Bilingual Secretary and Victor a Medical Doctor.
He finished written his Memoir’s in the year 2000 with the help of her daughter Maria Teresa. Dedicate his book to his family chaired his experience and wrote to each one of them a message of love.




Maria Teresa Olmos Jauregui De Lira was born in Tijuana Baja California Mexico. She has a Ph.D. in Chemistry, first generation graduate at U.A.B.C. University in Baja California. She concludes her studies for a MD in Medical and Clinical Hypnotherapy. An entrepreneur and philanthropist, dedicates her spare time developing social projects in favor of the community true Rotary International.
Her first publication was The Baja Times. Tere co-authored the autobiography of her in 2000; she was a contributor to the anthology, “Mujeres Fronterizas” , and “Tails from the Baja Writers Workshop” in 2008. (olmostere@hotmail.com)






Joel Guerrero Pimentel is an architect, Author, painter, and former teen gang counselor who reside in Rosarito Beach, Baja California. Joel is of Portuguese and Mexican ancestry and is a 3rd generation native Californian.
His writing includes: The Baja Blues ~ El Viejo and the Boy ~ El Californio (screenplay) The Nicaraguan Blues ~ The Great Central Valley Blues ~ Los Viejos Portuguese ~ The Chicano Bible Stories ~ Los Viejos Californios (memoir) ~ and numerous short stories.




Diana Rios was born in the country of Mexico. She studied at the E.N.U.F.E school in Mexicali, Baja California, where I earned my degree in 1982 as an educator teaching kindergarten. Throughout this time, Diana continued learning about the interesting world of young adults and children. She also studied law at U.A.B.C and at Montgomery College in San Diego.
Diana always been dedicated to art, and a few years ago have focused on my poetry and writing. I have two unpublished books of poetry, named EL GRITO DEL CORAZON, LA VIDA POR MIS OJOS Y PALABRAS Y LA REALIDAD DE MIS SENTIMIENTOS , and am working a children’s book.






Carlos Velasco, musician, composer, songwriter and singer was born in Mexico D.F. 46 years ago in a family with long traditions of music and art.
He attended the "Music Conservatory" in Mexico City on guitar, piano, voice, violoncello and flute.
He moved to Los Angeles CA. and performed at venues, concerts, solo acts for almost 15 years in US. One of the most important appearances was playing as a soloist Flamenco guitar with Oscar Winner Yuval Ron and his Ensemble.
Carlos recorded his own 3 CDs with original compositions, playing guitar, piano and singing in several languages.




Henry Zavala 1939-2009
Henry was a kind, funny, charming, quirky friendly and loving man. He was multi-talented; a skilled artist, linguist, movie buff, artisan, animal lover, businessman, craftsman, salesman and poet. He loved both his friends and his family unconditionally and took great pride in his son Sean.
The joy he took in living spilled out to everyone he came in contact with. His sunny disposition will be missed. Rest in peace friend.