was born and raised in Philadelphia. He earned a B.A. at Southern Methodist University and an M.F.A. at Vermont College of Norwich University. He is the author of several collections of poetry, including Body Moves (1988), Hurdy –Gurdy (1992), Hammerlock (1999), Buffalo Head Solos (2004), and Fast Animal (2012), which was nominated for a 2012 National Book Award. His honors include fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Provincetown Fine Arts Work Center, as well as an Open Voice Award from the National Writers Voice Project. He lives in Norfolk, Virginia.

writes and paints in Sagadahoc County, Maine. He has published with Blackberry, Dancing Bear, Dog Ear and Red Tea. He was engaged in a collaboration (word–art and visual art) with Michael Macklin. His interests now include, The Book I Want to Draw by Susan Drucker.

has an M.F.A. from Vermont College. Her first chap book of poetry is Love Dogs. She teaches at Scarborough High School in Scarborough, Maine.

is a writer and teacher who lives in the mountains of Central Maine with her family. She has published two chapbooks, The Church of St. Materiana (2007) and The Beauty of It (2010). She is a founding member of Simply Not Done, a women’s reading, writing, and teaching collective.