Michal (Mitak) Mahgerefteh is a poet and artist from Israel, living in Virginia since 1986. Her poetry and art have been published in many literary magazines, recent publications: The Amaranth Journal (2022), art to be published on the front cover of Essential Anthology (Spring 2023), art published by Club Plum Literary Journal (2022), art published on the front cover of Essential Anthology: COVID edition (2022), Dashboard Horus blog (2022), Al-Khemia Poetica (2022), featured poet by The Poet Magazine (England-2022), Medical Literary Messenger (Virginia Commonwealth University, 2022), Mindful Magazine (England-2022), among others. *Michal is actively submitting her art and poetry to magazines and anthologies. 

Michal is the managing editor of Poetica Publishing,  Miriam Rachimi Prize, and the host of The Open Reading for Poets on Instagram. Michal is the author of four poetry chapbooks: In My Bustan (2009), What's Left Behind (2014), Field of Harps (2016), and Sipping Memories (2018). Forthcoming collections: The Rising Song (2022) and FishMoon (2023).  She is an active member of Women Who Write and Submit, Women's National Book Association (DC Chapter), The Poetry Society of Virginia,  Chesapeake Bay Artist Association, Torpedo Factory Art Center, Voices Israel Global Writers Group, among others. In her free time, Michal enjoys bike riding, hiking, visiting botanical gardens, cooking for her family, and world travel.