''VerseVille'' (formerly ''The Enchanting Verses'') is a

poetry Poetry (derived from the Greek ''poiesis'', "making"), also called verse, is a form of literature that uses aesthetic and often rhythmic qualities of language − such as phonaesthetics, sound symbolism, and metre − to evoke meanings i ...

e-magazine based in

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, India. Since 2008 the magazine has published three to four issues per year featuring works of both new and established poets. The magazine also publishes translations, book reviews, essays on poetry and research articles. In March 2015, The Independent Newspaper mentioned the Enchanting Verses as ''a leading Indian electronic literary review whose prime focus is the world’s contemporary poetry'' and the ANI News mentioned it as ''a prominent international e-magazine from India'' later in the same month. Some notable contributors include

Sidney Wade Sidney Wade (born 1951) is an American poet. She currently holds the position of Professor of creative writing at the University of Florida, where she has taught since 1993. Biography Wade was born in Englewood, New Jersey, in 1951. She attended ...

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, Donald Revell,

Tom Bradley (author) Thomas Iver Bradley (born March 17, 1954) is an American novelist, essayist and writer of short stories. He is the author of The Sam Edwine Pentateuch, a five-book series, various volumes of which have been nominated for the Editor's Book Award, ...

Rae Desmond Jones Rae Desmond Jones (11 August 1941 – 27 June 2017) was an Australian poet, novelist, short story writer and politician. Jones was born in the mining town of Broken Hill in the far West of New South Wales. Although many of his poems and stories ...

, Martha Collins,

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Diann Blakely Diann Blakely (June 1, 1957 – August 5, 2014) was an American poet, essayist, editor, and critic. She taught at Belmont University, Harvard University, Vanderbilt University, led workshops at two Vermont College residencies, and served as senio ...

Charles Harper Webb Charles Harper Webb is an American poet, professor, psychotherapist and former singer and guitarist. His most recent poetry collection is ''Shadow Ball'' (University of Pittsburgh Press, 2009). His honors include a Whiting Award, a Guggenheim ...

, Malay Roy Choudhury,

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K. Satchidanandan K. Satchidanandan (1946) is an Indian poet and critic, writing in Malayalam and English. A pioneer of modern poetry in Malayalam, a bilingual literary critic, playwright, editor, columnist and translator, he is the former editor of ''Indian L ...

, Candice James, Melissa Studdard, B. R. Dionysius,

Taslima Nasrin Taslima Nasrin (born 25 August 1962) is a Bangladeshi-Swedish writer, physician, feminist, secular humanist, and activist. She is known for her writing on women's oppression and criticism of religion. Some of her books are banned in Bangladesh ...

Hemant Divate Hemant Divate is a reputed Marathi poet, editor, translator and publisher based in Mumbai. Biography Hemant Divate is a poet, editor, publisher and translator. He is the founder-editor of the Marathi little magazine Abhidhanantar, which was ...

, Abhay Kumar,

Kishwar Naheed Kishwar Naheed ( ur, ) (born 1940) is a feminist Urdu poet and a writer from Pakistan. She has written several poetry books. She has also received awards including Sitara-e-Imtiaz for her literary contribution towards Urdu literature. Early l ...

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Nathalie Handal Nathalie Handal is an American poet, writer and educator, described as a “contemporary Orpheus.” A New Yorker of Mediterranean roots, she has published seven prize-winning collections, including ''Life in a Country Album.'' She is praised fo ...

Collaboration with ''Stremez''

''The Enchanting Verses'' collaborated with the

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literary magazine A literary magazine is a periodical devoted to literature in a broad sense. Literary magazines usually publish short stories, poetry, and essays, along with literary criticism, book reviews, biographical profiles of authors, interviews and letter ...

''Stremez'' in March 2011 to contribute to cultural exchange through poetry between Macedonia and the rest of the world. This collaboration has received special mentions in the Diplomatic Bulletin of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Macedonia along with other international media.

The Enchanting Poet

The journal bestows in each issue the title of ''The Enchanting Poet'' to a poet in recognition of contributions to the world of poetry. Some recipients include

Jayanta Mahapatra, Mateja Matevski, Jovica Tasevski-Eternijan, and Stephen Gill. Mateja Matevski was featured as The Enchanting Poet in 2011 who won the Golden Wreath Award later in that year.

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