Professional & Society memberships
Society of Authors, London, UK
Association of Translators, London, UK
PUBLICATIONS
Translations
Glossary to the MOSTRA BIENNALE DELL’ ANTIQUARIATO Pub. Vallechi, Florence; Italian to English
Monde Mers / Firmament of Seas. Pub. Poesie Vivante, Geneva in two editions
The Most Beautiful Horses Pub. Editions Minerva, Geneva
Fichiers France-Hotels: Pub in French, German and English (Advertising Directory)
CHILDHOOD by Vadim Andreyev translated into English from Russian. Pub. 1st Century Books, London
LITERARY AWARDS, DISTINCTIONS
Grand Prix d’Edition, Belgium for book:
Monde Mers / Firmament of Seas. Pub. Poesie Vivante, Geneva in two editions
Top 100 poets of the year 2004. Pub. Forward Press, UK. Placing 4.
Editor’s Choice Award for outstanding achievement in Poetry (International), Library of Poetry, Australia.
Certificate of Merit, International Who’s Who in Poetry, CUP.
Diploma di Benemerenza, Roma for poetry by the Academy Leonardo da Vinci, Roma.
Winner of ASLA poetry competition, Wales.
Listed in the following:
International Who’s Who in Poetry, CUP
Dictionary of International Biography, CUP
The Writers’ Directory, St James’ Press, London
RADIO FEATURES
Included in programme IN TEMPO on Australian Broadcasting Corporation: reading own poetry
Interviewed re. my books on Radio Europa Mediterraneo, Spain
Interview on Radio Onda Cero, re. my books, Spain
Poetry reading from my book IN SEARCH OF SILENCE on CHBN community radio, Truro, Cornwall. Programme called BOOKMARK.
OWN POETRY PUBLISHED
In various French & English anthologies and readings given world-wide.
Two collections of poems called:
“IN SEARCH OF SILENCE” published in the UK
“TIDES OF DESTINY” published by Academy Leonardo da Vinci, Rome.
My poetry: English poem translated into French, also my original French poems, published in French literary reviews (such as Art et Poesie, La Revue Independante, Annales de l‘academie des Arts et Lettres du Perigord, France, also Florilege, France).
Original French poetry published in ULITARRA (Australia) magazine with article on Translating.
Talk given at the St. Ives Literary Festival 2017 on the influence of Alan Ginsberg, also a talk on TRANSLATION (illustrated by my books on translation).
Language fluency: French, Russian, German, Italian, Spanish. Native tongue: English.
FILM & TV QUALIFICATIONS
Diploma in Film Studies & Film Production: pass with Distinction, (a three-year course, completed in two years) from Provence University, South of France.