Matt Mauch grew up in small Midwestern towns between the Missouri and Mississippi rivers, in the snow and wind-chill belt. He is the author of Prayer Book
George Held contributes his stories, poems, and book reviews widely, both online and in print, to journals like 5 AM, Confrontation, The Pedestal, and Notre Dame Review.
Melissa Schuppe is a wife and mother whose words reflect the exploration of her life’s events. She is a nurse in both family practice and Alzheimer’s care settings.
Matthew Nadelson is an English instructor at Norco College in Norco, California. The following three poems are from his chapbook American Spirit, forthcoming from Finishing Line Press in 2011.
Dick Allen is regarded as one of America’s leading poets. His seventh collection of poetry, the Zen Buddhist-influenced Present Vanishing, was published by Sarabande Books in October, 2008
Mary Crow’s books include I Have Tasted the Apple and Borders and three chapbooks, most recently, The High Cost of Living, plus five volumes of poetry translation.
Glenn Freeman has degrees from Vermont College and the University of Florida. His collection of poems, Keeping the Tigers Behind Us, was published by Elixir Press.