Frank Andrick Frank Andrick is a poet, editor, and producer who works in Sacramento and in the San Francisco Bay Area. He is author of Soluna, Tryptich, and the forthcoming TBP, works which include prose, poetry, and/or photography. He often performs his work with musicians and is featured on many recordings, cine-poems, and anthologies. He co-edited WTF from 2007 - 2016 and co-hosted the much-lauded Poetry Unplugged at Luna's Café. Frank's radio and journalism career stretches back to the mid-70s. Most recently, he hosted and produced the long-running Pomo Literati, a two hour spoken word program broadcast on KUSF. Lytton Bell Lytton Bell has published five books, most recently Body Image. She has won eight poetry contests and has been the featured reader at many California literary venues. Her sixth book is forthcoming in 2017. Her work has appeared in over six dozen publications. She is a founding member of the poetry performance troupe Poetica Erotica. As a teenager, Lytton won a scholarship to the Pennsylvania Governor's School for the Arts, where she studied with Deb Burnham and Len Roberts. Lytton graduated magna cum laude from Bryn Mawr College. She is a civil servant by day. Josh Fernandez Josh Fernandez is a freelance writer for Spin.com, Boulder Weekly, San Antonio Current and the Sacramento News and Review. His poetry is widely published, and he continues to be a sought after reader and speaker – often asked to talk about ethnic diversity, abuse and addiction. Fernandez was nominated for a Pushcart Prize for his poem "The Last Thing He Said." His collection of poems, Spare Parts and Dismemberment, is available from R.L. Crow. Cynthia Linville (Managing Editor/Designer) Cynthia Linville's work has appeared in many publications and several anthologies. Her two poetry collections, The Lost Thing and Out of Reach, are available from Cold River Press. Linville is a Pushcart nominee who has taught in the English Department at California State University, Sacramento since 2000. A music aficionado with a theater background, she is often out and about supporting the arts. She frequently reads her work in northern California, sometimes in collaboration with musicians, and has hosted readings in the Sacramento area for many years. |
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Kacey Carmassi Kacey Carmassi is a music promoter and amateur photographer who lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. Lynn Crounse Lynn Crounse is an explorer whose inspiration comes from all directions and sources. She says: "I make do with what crosses my path. I love the lives and places I encounter and document the world as I see it, striving only to capture the beauty in all of my subjects." She also does assignment and commercial photography work. She is currently based in the Southern California desert but travels frequently. You can view more of her work here. Holly Day Holly Day has taught writing classes at the Loft Literary Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, since 2000. Her poetry has recently appeared in Big Muddy, The Cape Rock, New Ohio Review, and Gargoyle, and her published books include Walking Twin Cities, Music Theory for Dummies, Ugly Girl, and The Yellow Dot of a Daisy. She has been a featured presenter at Write On, Door County (WI), North Coast Redwoods Writers' Conference (CA), and the Spirit Lake Poetry Series (MN). Her newest poetry collections, A Perfect Day for Semaphore and I'm in a Place Where Reason Went Missing will be out late 2018. Christian DeLaO Christian DeLaO is a multi-media artist who lives in Sacramento. He plays with pinhole cameras as small as a Coke can and as large as a trash can. Christian works with Polaroids and a variety of other cameras and photographic processing, film and digital. His recent focus has been on medium- and large-scale installation art. Michaela Erwin Michaela Erwin is currently pursuing a master's in Creative Writing at California State University, Sacramento. She has received a Sac State Bazzanella Literary Award in Poetry and her work has been featured in the university's student literary journal, Calaveras Station. Erin Farias Erin Farias is a mother of three, a professional singer with Opera Grand Rapids, and a writer. Her work has been published in Huffington Post, Ascent, Poetry Harbor, Storyteller, Awakenings Review and other journals. Her children's book is forthcoming from Sunstone Press. She holds degrees in English, Spanish, and Child Development and runs Little Smiles Daycare. Michael Fraley Michael Fraley finds a creative community in the many voices of the poetry world. He lives in San Francisco with his spouse and daughter near the beach and zoo. Michael has contributed to Blue Unicorn, The Road Not Taken, California Quarterly, and Plainsongs. His chapbooks First-Born and Howler Monkey Serenade are available from M.A.F. Press and Tamafyhr Mountain Press, respecitively. Michael received his MA in Writing from the University of San Francisco. Amy Hrynchuk Amy Hrynchuk's poetry has appeared in Lutheran Digest, Love's Chance, and Bear Creek Haiku. She fills her days with many activities outside of her 40 hour week in shipping as an operations administrator. When Amy is not reading or writing, she can be found crafting, playing golf, or volunteering. Baxter Jackson Baxter Jackson is an English Teacher at the Nizwa College of Applied Sciences in Oman. When he's not teaching, he enjoys exploring his surroundings, traveling in the Middle East and freelance writing. His work has appeared in Lonely Planet and Matador Travel. He has recently authored a novel, Terminally Unique. Michael Lee Johnson Michael Lee Johnson lived ten years in Canada during the Vietnam era. Today he is a poet in Itasca, Illinois. He has been published in 1043 small press magazines in 37 countries and in 165 poetry videos. He has been nominated for two Pushcart and three Best of the Net awards in poetry. He is the Editor-in-Chief of three poetry anthologies: Dandelion in a Vase of Roses, Moonlight Dreamers of Yellow Haze, and Warrior with Wings. P.M.F. Johnson P.M.F. Johnson's poetry has appeared in Threepenny Review, Evansville Review, Nimrod, North American Review, Measure, and elsewhere. He has published an ebook of love poems, Against The Night, available widely. He lives in Minnesota with his wife, the writer Sandra Rector. His web site is PMFJohnson.com. Lisa Lygo Lisa Lygo is an artist who was born in London and now resides in Devon, U.K. Primarily a painter, Lisa has widely exhibited her work in both the U.K. and U.S.A., and her work has been published in numerous international art and literary journals. Lisa enjoys the depth and diversity of oil paint and likes to re-invent the ways in which she works with this particular medium. Her work is always evolving, and the theme of "contrasts" is ever present, whatever the subject matter may be. Evan Myquest Evan Myquest, 69, lives in Sacramento with Eva, his wife of 43 years. Raised in North Central Illinois, he began as a science fiction writer. After attending writers' workshops with Harlan Ellison, George RR Martin, and Gene Wolfe, he focused on poetry. His poetry parallels Ferlinghetti, Hirschman, Patti Smith, Leonard Cohen, and other poets across the U.S. His web site is mmw50.com. Steven D. Pace Steven D. Pace has had a lifelong love of language and writing, particularly poetry. He continues to explore and be fascinated. In addition to Convergence, Steven's work has appeared in Penwood Review and Miller's Pond Poetry Magazine. A retired surgical technologist, he is an avid outdoorsman, reader, gardener, and gourmet cook. Timothy Pilgrim Timothy Pilgrim is a Pacific Northwest poet with several hundred acceptances from journals like Seattle Review, Third Wednesday, Windsor Review, San Pedro River Review, and Hobart. He is author of Mapping Water. His work can be found at TimothyPilgrim.org. Ruben Briseno Reveles Ruben's life as a photographer began when he visited Mexico in search of his roots. He wanted to capture the experience so he could share it with family members who were unable to accompany him on his journey. And he fell in love with the lens and all that it reveals. Roger G. Singer Roger G. Singer has had over nearly a thousand poems published on the internet, magazines and in books. Some of the magazines that have accepted his poems for publication are Westward Quarterly, SP Quill, Avocet, Underground Voices, Outlaw Poetry, Literary Fever, Language & Culture, The Stray Branch, Tipton Poetry Journal, Indigo Rising, and Jerry Jazz. Dr. Singer has been in private practice for 38 years in upstate New York, serving on multiple committees for the American Chiropractic Association and lecturing at colleges in the United States, Canada and Australia. He has authored over fifty articles for his profession and served as a medical technician during the Vietnam era. Kelly Sullivan Kelly Sullivan has been published in several magazines and has been a lifelong writer and photographer. She has lived in three different states and one country as a military wife, and currently lives in Ohio. Her dream is to see all fifty states. She is a mother of two children, now adults, who have been in front of her camera since they were little. She enjoys making people smile while taking their pictures. Kara Synhorst Kara Synhorst lives in Sacramento with her partner and two kids. She is a high school English teacher and a lazy poet and musician. Her poems have appeared in Poetry Now, Sacramento News and Review, Found Poetry Review, Ophidian, and others. These poems are from a work in progress, FortuneŐs Cafe, about her great-grandmother and grandmother. Brent Wiggans Brent Wiggans is a charter school records wrangler by day. By night, he can be found tinkering in the recording studio or pounding drums on a stage. He's married to Michelle, a dazzler by all accounts that matter. |
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