Ronald Koertge
Ronald Koertge: is the current poet laureate in South Pasadena, CA. A sought–after handicapper of thoroughbred horses, he can be found around the paddock at Santa Anita every racing day.
Andy Hacanis
Andy Hacanis: has been published The Café Review, Worcester Review, Mudfish, Mead, The Chengdu Weekly, and others. He has self–published two chapbooks.
Kim Groninga
Kim Groninga: is the author of Other Things that Grow (Final Thursday Press, 2010) and her poetry and nonfiction have appeared in Atticus Review, North American Review, Mid American Poetry Review, and elsewhere. She teaches writing and literature at the University of Northern Iowa.
Luis Garcia
Luis Garcia: was born in 1939 and raised in Berkeley, California. His first book of poems was published in Santiago, Chile in 1963 where he had been studying with the poet Nicanor Parra. He subsequently had volumes published by George Hitchcock’s Kayak Press, Robert Hawley’s Oyez Press, White Rabbit Press, and other notable publishing houses. In recent years, he has been instrumental in organizing a series of readings at the Berkeley Art Center. He has given readings at numerous locations in Berkeley and San Francisco as well as Seattle, Washington and Kauai, Hawaii.