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Name:  Adalbert S. Naval

Location:  Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Age:  N/A

Pets:  N/A

Favorite Poet:  Alfred Lord Tennyson, Robert Burns, Robert Frost 
and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 

Favorite Poem:  The Lady of Shallot, A red red rose and The song of the brook

How long have you been writing poetry?: I've been writting poetry for fifteen years.

What/Who inspires you to write?: When I read my sister's school newspaper featuring some of her classmates' poetry and others. I was also inspired by the works of some classic poets.

Favorite Quote or Motto: "Let thy food be thy medicine, and thy medicine be thy food." - Hippocrates, Father of Medicine

Writing Awards, Publications, and other Achievements: My poetry has been published by the following poetry publishers:

* Quill Books (USA, 1998)
* Poetic License Magazine (USA, 2001)
* The Gentle Reader Chapbook (UK, 2002)
* Shadow Poetry Community of Poets Chapbook (USA, 2003)
* Shadow Poetry Community of Poets Chapbook (USA, 2004)
* Shadow Poetry Community Of Poets Chapbook (USA, 2005)
* Poetry, Songs and Writers of Scotland (Scotland, 2005)
* Emanila Poetry (Philippines & Australia, 2005)

Additional Poet Information: I was born in Bataan, Philippines, but was raised in Manila where I first started writting poetry. I'm a deep and serious music lover; I pay too much attention and note each song's details when I listen, such as the lyrics, arrangement, instruments used, voice of the singer etc. My favorite types of music are new age (space, ambient, traditional, electronic and environmental), jazz (contemporary), classical, new wave (80's) and pop music that has beautiful and meaningful lyrics, lovely melodies and has deep meaning to me.

My favorite pastimes are mostly listening to music and reading. Other than that, I occasionally play basketball and badminton.

I have a wide variety of interest such as audio, nature, astronomy, health, aromatherapy, astrology, science, electronics, computer, poetry, quotations, travel, lights, arts, geography, foreign countries, the bible and last but not the least, music.

I'm a nature lover and has always been since I was young; I love passing by an open fields, mountains and staring at the stars. When I was a little boy, I used to go outside of our house every night then stare at them steadily, wondering where's venus, mars, jupiter, saturn, red giants and others.

One way of expressing my feelings and thoughts is through poetry. Some of them were composed when I was still in the Philippines, and the rest were composed in Canada.

Please feel free to visit my personal site at anaval.moonfruit.com if you want to know more about me.