Virginia Barrett is a poet, writer, artist, editor, and educator. She earned her MFA in Writing from the University of San Francisco where she was poetry editor of Switchback. Her six books of poetry include Between Looking (Finishing Line Press, 2019) and Crossing Haight—San Francisco poems (Jambu Press, 2018).
Jackie Chou's work has recently appeared in The Ekphrastic Review, Panoply Zine, Synchronized Chaos, Lothlorien Poetry Journal, and Lee Herrick's Our California project. Her two collections of poems, Finding My Heart in Love and Loss and The Sorceress, published by cyberwit.
Ken Gosse prefers writing metric, rhyming verse. First published in First Literary Review-East in 2016, since then by Pure Slush, Spillwords, Written Tales Magazine, and others. Raised in the Chicago suburbs, now retired, he and his wife have lived in Mesa, AZ, for over twenty-five years, with rescue dogs and cats underfoot.
Rick Davis is a seasoned playwright recently exploring the world of poetry. With six full-length plays, 13 children’s musicals, and 23 one-acts to his name, Davis’s work has been widely performed and awarded, with productions spanning from NYC and LA to theaters across the U.S. and Europe. Ten of his plays have been published, marking ... Read more
Rick Davis is a seasoned playwright recently exploring the world of poetry. With six full-length plays, 13 children’s musicals, and 23 one-acts to his name, Davis’s work has been widely performed and awarded, with productions spanning from NYC and LA to theaters across the U.S. and Europe. Ten of his plays have been published, marking ... Read more
Alex Missall studied creative writing at the University of Cincinnati. His work has appeared in Unleash Press, Hole in the Head Review, and Willows Wept Review, as well as other publications. He resides in Ohio, where he enjoys the trails with his Husky, Betts.
Jackie Chou has published two collections of poems, Finding My Heart in Love and Loss and The Sorceress. Her work has recently appeared in The Ekphrastic Review, Panoply Zine, Synchronized Chaos, Lothlorien Poetry Journal, and Lee Herrick's Our California project.
Thompson Emate spends his leisure time on creative writing, particularly poetry and prose. He has a deep love for nature and the arts. His poems can be seen in Poetry Potion, Poetry Soup, Visual Verse, Writer Space Africa magazine, Lothlorien Poetry Journal and elsewhere. He lives in Lagos, Nigeria.
Andromeda resides in Houston, TX where she works as a Graphic Designer by trade. Exploring different creative avenues has led her to embrace her love of writing poetry. Her poems have appeared in chapbooks and literary magazines such as Written Tales, Quarter Press, Ink Babies, and online presses like D.U.M.B.O Press.
James B. Nicola’s latest of eight full-length poetry collections is Natural Tendencies (2023). His nonfiction book Playing the Audience won a Choice award. His poetry and prose have received a Dana Literary Award, two Willow Review awards, one Best of Net, one Rhysling, and eleven Pushcart nominations—for which he feels both stunned and grateful.
Alexis Santos is a poet from South Florida with a deep love for all things green and boundless. A graduate of SUNY Oswego, Santos holds a degree that has yet to find its calling but remains optimistic about the future. Embracing the uncertainty ahead, Santos finds comfort in the belief that the kindness given to ... Read more
H.L. Dowless is a thirty-year-plus veteran writer who loves traveling, writing, and living life on the edge.
