Paul Grillo: is a poet and artist born in 1943. His undergraduate and graduate studies included comparative literature, art history, and the poetics of mysticism. His poems and collages have been published in numerous magazines in the United States and Europe. His books include, Manhattan Spiritual (with Guy Beining), Vibes of the Saints, Agents of a Silenced Life: The Kebec Poems 1989 -1999, Burnt Sienna, and The Owlette Diaries.
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Nancy Henry: is a child advocacy attorney, artist, and teacher who lives and works in Westbrook, Maine. She is the author of five chapbooks, the collection Our Lady of Let’s All Sing, (Sheltering Pines Press), and the forthcoming collection Who You Are, (Sheltering Pines Press). A five-time nominee for the Pushcart Prize, she has published widely in the small press. She is cofounder of Moon Pie Press.
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Kevin Johnson: received his first “real” camera, a Canon AE-1, for his high school graduation present and photography has been a big part of life ever since. In 2003 he took the plunge and left the “9-5” world and attended the year-long residency program at the Maine Photographic Workshops. Working primarily with a 4x5 view camera, Kevin explores Maine’s mysterious landscape and prints in a traditional wet darkroom. His work has been published in Seven Days newspaper in Burlington, Vermont as well as in Vermont Life’s 2004 calendar. His work has been exhibited at Unity College, University of Maine in Augusta, Perimeter Gallery, CMCA, and Waterfall Arts. He is part owner of Aarhus Gallery in Belfast and is the photo archivist for the Penobscot Marine Museum in Searsport, Maine.
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