Poet and Writer. Ekaterina Yakovina was born in Vinnitsia, Ukraine in 1967. She is graduated of Saint Petersburg State University. Ekaterina had lived in St. Petersburg for more than 30 years before she moved away. Her stories and poems have appeared in publications including "The World Healing Book" (ISBN: 9789979953111), which also featured the 14th Dalai Lama, and the "Poetic Voices Without Borders 2" anthology (ISBN: ‎ 9781928589433), which won a National Best Book Award in 2009 in USA. Her writing focuses on themes of love, the meaning of life, spirituality, and the connection between the visible and invisible worlds. The poems and stories were published by publishing Gival Press, Arlington,Virginia, USA; publishing Beyond Borders, Iceland; magazine “GLOB”, city Berat, Albania and others. Library Collections: Some of her books are included in major US library systems, such as the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore and the Los Angeles Public Library.