George Szirtes: is a poet and translator, born in Budapest in 1948 and immigrated to England after the Hungarian Revolution of 1956. He is the author of a number of books, including Bad Machine (Sheep Meadow Press, 2013) and Reel (Bloodaxe Books, Ltd., 2005), winner of the T.S. Eliot Prize in 2004. He lives in Wymondham, Norfolk, England.

Kevin Sweeney: his latest book is Imminent Tribulations, from Moon Pie Press. He has taught at Southern Maine Community College since 1983 and is an assistant poetry editor at The Café Review.

Mark Steudel: currently lives in the Sandhills region of central North Carolina. He has had poetry published in Atlanta Review, Poetry East, Slipstream, San Pedro River Review, Borderlands, and Main Street Rag.

Craig Sipe: is the author of the poetry collections Lovely Dregs, and most recently Here It Comes . . . and It’s Gone. His work has also appeared in journals including Iconoclast, Spank the Carp, Last Leaves, and Hole in the Head Review. He is a poetry editor and audio editor for the The Café Review.