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Ishmael Houston-Jones

ISHMAEL HOUSTON-JONES, whose improvised dance and text work has been, and continues to be, an important influence on postmodern performance, has had his work presented in New York City, across the United States, in Europe, and in Latin America. Recipient of a Bessie Award for live performance, Houston-Jones has also appeared on PBS and in … Continued

M J Iuppa

M. J. Iuppa’s poems are published widely, and a chapbook, “Sometimes Simply,” was published in 1996. She teaches creative writing at Saint John Fisher College, Young Audiences, Genesee Valley BOCES, Finger Lakes BOCES, Project Unique, Rochester City School District, and Writers & Books. She has been the curator of the Genesse Reading Series since 1990.

Frazier Russell

FRAZIER RUSSELL is Assistant Director and a core faculty member of The Writers Studio, a private school for writers located in Manhattan, and recently profiled in Poets & Writers Magazine. He has given readings, and conducted workshops, at numerous venues, including Lincoln Center, Cleveland State University, The Knitting Factory, and the St. Mark’s Poetry Project. … Continued

Edwin Torres

EDWIN TORRES is a bilingual poet firmly rooted in the languages of both sight and sound. He is a native New Yorker and has worked as an award winning graphic designer in New York City for the past 20 years. With a background in performance art, his introduction to poetry was through the Nuyorican Poets … Continued

Paul Catafago

Paul Catafago is the director and founder of Movement One: Creative Coalition, a New York arts non-profit organization, which amongst other things organizes the annual Queens International Poetry Festival. He is a poet who has performed his poetry all over the world, including his native New York, where he was a regular at The Nuyorican … Continued

Ellen Rocco

Ellen Rocco has organized and produced the station’s Readers & Writers on the Air series since its inception in 1993. She also serves as on-air host. Ellen has been station manager since 1980. During the past 20 years, she has served as a NYSCA panelist, as a New York Council for the Humanities Board member, … Continued

Cindy Beer-Fouhy

CINDY BEER-FOUHY is the Director of Literary Arts at the Northern Westchester Center for the Arts. She develops writing courses and curriculum and teaches poetry and creative writing workshops for children, teens and adults. Cindy is Founder and Coordinator of the Creative Arts Café, the weekly poetry series at NWCA, now in its fourth year, … Continued