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Liberian Literary Magazine Authors of the Month Profiles LEKPELE M. NYMALON Lekpele M. Nyamalon Lekpele M. Nyamalon is a Liberian poet, writer, blogger and an OSIWA Poetry fellow. He was the only Liberian to contribute to the OSIWA Anthology titled ‘Soaring Africa’, sponsored by the Open Society Initiative of West Africa. He has authored several articles on National and Global issues that have been published in local and International media outlets to include, the Daily Observer, New Democrat, Frontpage Africa online, The Perspective, based in Atlanta Georgia, The Ghanaian news platform Dawuro Africa, etc. His poems have been featured in several literary papers, including the Kalahari Review, the Kwee Magazine, the Daily Observer Newspaper, the Best New African poets 2015.His poem, ‘This place our place’ appeared in a World Anthology of Poetry published in 2014. Lekpele was the proud winner of World Poetry Day contest organized by ‘Young Promoting Liberian literature, Arts and Culture People Today’ a UNESCO sponsored youth based organization that focuses on sexuality and reproductive health for Eastern and Southern African youths. His award winning poem is ‘Forgotten future, also available online. His debut collection’ Yearnings of a traveler’ was rated No.1 best seller for African Poetry on Amazon in the first 20 days of publication. He is the founder of Africa’s Lifea non for profit that engages the minds of youth through motivational speaking and sharing inspirational stories. Through his subsidiary initiative, ‘The Moonlight Theater’, he tries to discover the creative talents of youth through arts and culture. Some of his poems have been translated to French, Chinese and Kpelle. He holds a Bachelors degree in Economics (cum laude) from the United Methodist University and an MBA in Finance from Cuttington University. RICHARD WILSON MOSS Richard Moss Richard Moss is the author of numerous full length poetry books. You can find his books on every major platform. . 7 Wilson