Michele Wolf is the author of Conversations During Sleep (Anhinga Press, 1998, Anhinga Prize for Poetry), which Yusef Komunyakaa called “a logbook of gutsy revelations, transporting us to a territory both ethereal and earthy. We care about the lives that nudge us awake in this dark luminosity, a heartfelt journey we don’t want to miss.” … Continued
Wendy Mnookin’s most recent book of poems is The Moon Makes Its Own Plea, published by BOA Editions in 2008. Her other books are What He Took, To Get Here, and Guenever Speaks. The recipient of an NEA fellowship, Mnookin lives in Newton, Massachusetts, and teaches poetry at Emerson College and at Grub Street, a … Continued
Daniela Gioseffi is an American Book Award winning author of 16 widely published books of poetry and prose. She rose from a Newark ghetto to be published and present her work from Coast to Coast in the U.S., and in London, Madrid, Tokyo, Barcelona, Venice, Zagreb. She’s taught as a resident author in public schools … Continued
Gerard Houarner is a Breton-American who has translated the dark and stubborn sensibility of his heritage into a career as a rehabilitation counselor, most recently at a state psychiatric facility. He has worked in the mental health/substance abuse field for twenty years throughout New York City. He is also a science fiction/fantasy/horror writer, with 19 … Continued
Roberta Gould’s work has appeared widely in several hundred publications a few of which are: The Green Mountain Review, Helicon Nine, Confrontation, Mixed Voices, Milkweed Editions, the New York Times, The Village Voice, Rio On Line, Contact II, Ikon, Mid American Review, Bridges Chapultepec Review, etc. She is the author of 8 books. She was … Continued
Amy Holman is the author of the poetry collections, Wrens Fly Through This Opened Window (Somondoco Press, 2010) and Wait For Me, I’m Gone (Dream Horse Press, 2005), which won the 2004 annual chapbook prize. Her guide to colonies, residencies, grants, fellowships and graduate writing programs, An Insider’s Guide to Creative Writing Programs was published … Continued
Mars Hill was born in Arkansas, and grew up in a church that his grandfather founded. At 16, he moved to Chicago, Illinois. He earned a B.S. degree in Architectural Engineering from the University of Illinois, an M.A. in African, and African-American Studies and a D.A. in Humanistic Studies from the State University of New … Continued
Various pieces have appeared in Antennae, Canwehaveourballback, Combo, The East Village, Facture, First Intensity, For Immediate Release, The Germ, ixnay, Kenning, Mantis, Pavement Saw, Poetry New York, Shiny, -Vert and many others. His poems are anthologized in The Gertrude Stein Awards in Innovative American Poetry from Sun & Moon Press. Collections include Cosmopolitan Tremble (Pavement … Continued
Folasayo is the author of a 1989 British Council Prize winning play The Woman With a Past (Heinemann Books, Nigeria). Conversations With The Soul At 3.00 AM is her first collection of love poems. A performance poet, she has been captivating audiences with passionate rendition of this collection prior to publication. Although she has a … Continued
Michael Dittman is a performance poet and novelist whose work has appeared in Solo Flyer, Goliard, Ginger Hill, Facets, and others. He has performed with the Lollapalooza concert series as well as in dozens of venues in the eastern United States. He has won stipends from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, and a variety … Continued