Christopher Barry teaches English and runs long distances. His work has appeared in "Rising Phoenix Review," "Northern New England Review," "the Henniker Review" and "The Golden Hour.”

Michael Bazzett is the author of five collections of poetry, including The Echo Chamber (Milkweed Editions, 2021) and more.

Ralph James Savarese taught for forty years, at every level, and retired in May.

Jaz is an Award-winning Published Poet, Singer, Author, Performance Poet, Playwright, Theater Artist, Songwriter (ASCAP), Composer and more.

James Dickson teaches English and Creative Writing at Germantown High School, just outside of Jackson, MS.

Megan Munger is a Kansas poet and Pacific University MFA Candidate. She received her M.A. in English from Pittsburg State University.

Jean Prokott's poetry collection The Second Longest Day of the Year won the Howling Bird Press Book Prize (Howling Bird Press).

Jennifer Hyde Dracos-Tice (she/her) has poems published in SWWIM Every Day, Witness, Psaltery & Lyre, Crab Orchard Review, and more.

Kathleen Hellen is the author of three full-length poetry collections, including Meet Me at the Bottom, and more.

Ewen Glass (he/him) is a lecturer and poet from Northern Ireland who lives with two dogs, a tortoise and lots of self-doubt.

Frances Klein (she/her) is an Alaskan poet and teacher. She is the 2022 winner of the Robert Golden Poetry Prize.

Candice M. Kelsey [she/her] is a poet, essayist, and educator living in both Los Angeles and Georgia.

Tarn Wilson is the author of the memoir The Slow Farm, the memoir-in-essays In Praise of Inadequate Gifts, and more.

Elizabeth Burton lives, writes, and teaches writing in rural Western Kentucky.

Jack B. Bedell is Professor of English and Coordinator of Creative Writing at Southeastern Louisiana University.

Jessica Cuello has been awarded The 2022 Nina Riggs Poetry Prize, two CNY Book Awards, The 2016 Washington Prize, and more.

Born in Puerto Rico, John Yohe has worked as a wildland firefighter, wilderness ranger and fire lookout.

Boyd Bauman grew up on a small ranch south of Bern, Kansas, his dad the storyteller and mom the family scribe.

Rebecca D. Martin lives in Central Virginia with her husband and two children. Her work has been published in the Curator and more.

Matthew E. Henry (MEH) is the author of six poetry collections, including the Colored page, The Third Renunciation, and more.