Gary Mesick: a Seattle native, he is a graduate of The United States Military Academy at West Point and Harvard University. After some time as an Infantry officer, he now works in aerospace analytics, where he leads a data management organization. His recent collection of poems is General Discharge (Fomite Press).

Arthur McMaster: his poems have appeared in such distinguished journals as North American Review, The Worcester Review, Southwest Review, Poetry East, Rattle, and Rhino, with one Pushcart Prize nomination. He has three published volumes of poems. A retired English professor, he teaches in the Continuing Education Department at Furman University.

Greg McBride: is the author of Porthole (Liam Rector First Book Prize for Poetry, Briery Creek Press, 2012) and Back of the Envelope (Southeast Missouri State University Press, 2009). His awards include the Boulevard Emerging Poet prize and grants in poetry from the Maryland State Arts Council. His work appears in Alaska Quarterly, Bellevue, Boulevard, Gettysburg Review, New Ohio Review, River Styx, Salmagundi, and Southern Poetry Review. A Vietnam veteran and lawyer, he edits the Innisfree Poetry Journal.

Ron Lauderbach: writes poetry to preserve memories, entertain, and tell stories. He is retired a retired businessman and English teacher. He approaches life with a sense of humor and is happiest when his readers smile. He splits his time between San Diego and Provence and is thankful for his long life.