Rose Mary Boehm is a German-born British national living and writing in Lima, Peru, and author of two novels as well as eight poetry collections. Her poetry has been published widely in mostly US poetry reviews (online and print). She was nominated for a Pushcart and for Best of Net. Her eighth book, Life Stuff, has been published by Kelsay Books (November 2023). A new MS is in the works. https://www.rose-mary-boehm-poet.com/

Chris Daly resides West Coast, USA, and has been in the writing life for some decades. Work has recently been in Stone Coast Review, Main Street Rag, Chiron Review, Dumbo, and Blue Mountain Review.

Aaron Fischer’s poems have appeared in the American Journal of Poetry, Nervous Ghost, Five Points, Hudson Review, and elsewhere. He won the 2020 Prime Number Magazine poetry contest, 2023 Connecticut poetry prize, 2023 Naugatuck River Review poetry prize, and the Maria W. Faust sonnet contest. My Shabby Afterlife was published in 2022.

Steven Fortune is a resident of Sydney, Nova Scotia (Canada) and a graduate of Acadia University (English Literature/History). He has released five poetry collections to date, edited several works for others, and has also appeared on CBC Radio. His work has been featured and read on several radio programs. He also aspires to write for the stage, having recently completed his first one-act play.

Born in Mexico and raised in El Paso, Texas, Mónica E. Gómez has made her living as a writer, performing songwriter, creative writing teacher, TV and radio broadcaster, voice talent, and t’ai chi teacher. Her work appears in numerous anthologies including Red Boots & Attitude: The Spirit of Texas Women Writers and the New York Times 2020 online edition, and has been featured on NPR’s Theme and Variations. As a performing songwriter, she released three all original CDs. EXPRESSERCIZE: Write Answers, Mónica’s creative writing workbook, available in English and Spanish, is based on her work with diverse populations.

Born in Italy some decades ago, Gabriella Garofalo fell in love with the English language at six, started writing poems (in Italian) at six and is the author of these books Lo sguardo di Orfeo, L’inverno di vetro, Di altre stelle polari, Casa di erba, Blue Branches, A Blue Soul, and After The Blue Rush.

John Grey is an Australian poet, US resident, recently published in New World Writing, North Dakota Quarterly, and Tenth Muse. Latest books, Between Two Fires, Covert, and Memory Outside The Head are available through Amazon. Work upcoming in Haight-Ashbury Literary Journal, Birmingham Arts Journal, La Presa, and Shot Glass Journal.

Ira Joel Haber was born and lives in Brooklyn. He is a sculptor, painter, writer, book dealer, photographer and teacher. His work has been seen in numerous group shows both in the USA and Europe and he has had 9 one man shows including several retrospectives of his sculpture. His work is in the collections of The Whitney Museum Of American Art, New York University, The Guggenheim Museum, The Hirshhorn Museum, The Albright-Knox Art Gallery & The Allen Memorial Art Museum. Since 2006, his paintings, drawings, photographs and collages have been published in over 300 online and print magazines.

Matt Morris is the the author of Nearing Narcoma, selected by Joy Harjo as winner of the 2003 Main Street Rag Poetry Book Award. His other books include Here’s How, Walking in Chicago with a Suitcase in My Hand, & most recently, Reckoning Ball. He is editor-in-chief of Home Planet News.

R.H. Nicholson taught writing for forty years but is now (finally) focused on his own work which has appeared in Ignatian Magazine, Adelaide Literary Journal, Echo Ink, The Blue Lake Review, The Back Porch, Big Window Review, Magique Literary Journal, The Whistle Pig, Cool Beans, and elsewhere. He and his wife live in a small Ohio River Valley town with their geriatric cat Fezziwig. You can find a selection of his work at thecountyquirk.com.

Andy Roberts operates out of Columbus, Ohio where he handles finances for disabled veterans. His work has appeared in American Life In Poetry, Atlanta Review, Fulcrum, Lake Effect, The Midwest Quarterly, San Pedro River Review, and Slipstream.

Peter A. Witt is a Texas poet and retired university professor. His work has twice been nominated for Best of the Net. His work has been published by a variety of online and print outlets. He also writes family history, with a book about his aunt having been published by the Texas A&M University Press. Peter lives in a retirement community with his wife and memories of his dog.

Gerald Yelle has worked in restaurants, factories, schools and offices. His books include The Holyoke Diaries, Mark My Word and the New World Order, and Dreaming Alone and with Others. His chapbooks include No Place I Would Rather Be and A Box of Rooms. He lives in Amherst, Massachusetts.