~Concubine to the Word~

Leila Fortier. Leila A. Fortier is a poet, artist, and photographer currently residing in Okinawa, Japan while pursuing her BFA in creative writing through Southern New Hampshire University. Her sculpted poetry is often accompanied by her own multi-medium forms of art, photography, and spoken performance. The use of italics in her text forms a symbolic representation of inner dialog while the tilde lends to the fluidity and continuum of her thought processes. Selections of her work have been translated into French, Italian, Spanish, Arabic, and German in a growing effort to foster cultural diversity and understanding through the voice of poetry. In 2010 she composed a photo book titled Pappankalan, India: Through the Eyes of Children to support the education of impoverished Indian children. A complete listing of her published works can be found at: www.leilafortier.com