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.

Rick Doyle: born in 1958, is the managing attorney at a nonprofit serving survivors of domestic violence. His poetry, which has been published in numerous small journals, received a SpiritWord Honors Award from the Maine Poetries Collective in 2001. He was Playwright in Residence at New Surry Theatre and his one–act play, “Regalia,” was selected for a reading in the Maine Playwrights’ Contest. He lives in Bucksport, Maine.

Debra Conner: recent poetry appeared in the 2022 issue of the Asheville Poetry Review. She has received numerous awards from the Poetry Society of South Carolina, and was recently honored with the Susan Meyers Scholarship (2023). For over 27 years, she has toured the country, portraying famous women such as Zelda Fitzgerald and Emily Dickinson.

Stephen Bett: is a widely and internationally published Canadian poet with 25 books in print. His personal papers are archived in the “Contemporary Literature Collection:” at Simon Fraser University. His website is StephenBett.com.