The 4th London Poetry Festival Poster
Munayem Mayenin’s Biography
Mayenin is an English Author, Poet, Novelist, Playwright, Screenplay Writer, Song Writer, Children’s Writer, Thinker, Editor, Festival and Events Director who writes all genres of creative writings including Philosophical and Sociological Studies. In short: Mayenin is an Imagination Worker, writing and living away the wonders of life; areally in words, ideas and thoughts he lives and writes the areal business of the magic, music and magnanimity of life and living.
Mayenin’s aesthetics is arealism, philosophy humanics and breath of his identity comes from belonging to the humanion of humanity that flower the Mother Earth; at home in the wondrous infinite Universe he sings the joys and wonders of life.
Munayem Mayenin is the Festival Director of London Poetry Festival, Editor of Poets’ Letter Magazine, Poet in Residence at Southwark Libraries, father of three children and author of 14 published books of poetry, sonnet, prozzitry, poetic romantic fiction, philosophy and novel.
Mayenin edited ‘The Poets’ Letter Poetry Anthology of New Voices’ (London, 2005). He co-edited ‘Slivers: An Anthology of South Asian Poetry in Britain’, which was published in London in 1997.
Mayenin wrote for many publications in the UK, America and internationally in the 90s, edited many publications and has been involved closely with the publishing and media industry. Mayenin has made appearances through interviews in the following: The Guardian, The Observer, The Writer’s News, The New Age, The Poetry Life and Times, The BBC Radio 4, BBC Asian Network, BBC World Service, LBC Radio, British Satellite News, Nikki Bedi Show, Channel S Television and more.
Mayenin edits Poets’ Letter Magazine: a general interest national/international magazine, hosts and reads at Poet’s Letter Poetry Performances and Live Music Series and is the founder of London Poetry Festival (5th festival in 2009).
Mayenin studied Bangla Language and Literature in addition to English, French, Greek, Persian, Sanskrit, German, Spanish and Russian Literature as well as Linguistics, Phonetics and Phonology as part of his B.A (Honours) degree under University of Chittagong and read MA in the same areas of studies but left Bangladesh before sitting the exams.
He studied science (Mathematics, Physics, Botany, Zoology and Chemistry) up to college intending to be a physician, which later modified into becoming a Chemist or a Physicist until the university opened up the doors of literature and arts for him! In addition to his subjects he read great classical and modern European, African and Latin American literature and poetry including, of course, English, French and German literature as well as Philosophy, Psychology and Islamic History while Eastern and Western Philosophy provided the food of his soul and mind.
He studied Journalism at National Council for the Training of Journalists, City University and London School of Journalism in the nineties in addition to his studies in Youth and Informal Education (Canterbury and Christ Church University College), Special Educational Needs (Brunel University) and Public Sector Management (Trnas-Atlantic College).
He worked as a civil servant serving education, adult education and informal education, mother tongue and supplementary education, and social services. He spent several years involved in teaching Bangla language and literature at School of Oriental and African Studies-SOAS (University of London), University of Westminster and Adult Education Services of Tower Hamlets and Newham (teaching Bangla and Sylheti).
Mayenin worked many years as an Examiner for Sylheti and Bangla Languages for The Institute of Linguists and has spent many years involved in community initiatives and festivals in London.
Mayenin’s poetry has so far been translated and published in Spanish, Mongolian and Arabic.
Mayenin attended and read at The First Prague International Poetry Festival 2004 and attended and presented a Philosophy Paper (On Dehumanisation of Humanity) at the 12th Philosophy Born of Struggle Conference (October 2005) at The New School University, New York.
Mayenin is father of three children and lives and writes in London.
Mayenin loves and lives poetry which is the voice of his soul. As an author Mayenin’s consciousness is deeply rooted in the philosophical conviction that he is morally obliged to continue to promote, foster and discharge his social and moral responsibilities towards the humanion he feels so deeply a part of. He believes himself to be a citizen of the mother universe and his works call humanity to a universal humanion of humankind in the cosmosian theatre of life in this beautiful infinite universe. He opposes any other forms of identities in favour of the Humanion of humankind on this Blue Planet.
Relevant Websites:
http://www.munayemmayenin.co.uk
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http://www.londonpoetryfestival.com
