Susan Abbott
Susan Abbott: was born in 1951 and graduated from Maryland Institute, College of Art in Baltimore, Maryland with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, Summa Cum Laude. She earned her Master of Fine Arts degree from the Hoffberger School of Painting where Grace Hartigan was her advisor. She also worked with Mauricio Lasansky at the Graduate School of Printmaking at the University of Iowa. She has had many one–man shows in the Washington, D.C. area; her work has appeared in group shows across the country. She is also represented in many selected collections. susanabbott.com
Craig Sipe
Craig Sipe: is the author of the poetry collection Lovely Dregs. His recent work has 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 th+e quarterly art and poetry journal The Café Review. On Wednesdays, he is the “chef” at the soup kitchen in Brunswick, Maine.
Carl Little
Carl Little: is the author of more than 30 art books, including monographs on Dahlov Ipcar, Eric Hopkins, William Irvine, and Irene Olivieri. He and his brother David’s fourth collaboration, The Art of Penobscot Bay, is due out from Islandport Press in the fall. His poetry has been published most recently in the Republican Journal, The Lowell Review, and Maine Arts Journal.
Fred Zirm
Fred Zirm: since retiring after 39 years as an English and drama teacher, he has continued to direct plays but has also focused more on writing. His poetry and flash fiction have appeared in more than a dozen literary magazines and anthologies. His poetry chapbook, Object Lessons, came out in 2021.