Robyn Joy is the author of the poetry chapbook Tumbling Through from Budget Press, from which (most of) the poems in this episode are taken. She resides in Vermont with her husband and their cat. She credits identifying as a poet to weekly writing Zooms with Writers for Recovery, facilitated by Gary Miller and Undercurrent, facilitated by Desiree Dallagiacomo. She enjoys communing with animals, dissecting dreams, giving herself stick & poke tattoos, and cutting vegetables. She’s been sober since 1/1/16, and when she isn’t nursing a random injury, she practices yin yoga before sunrise. @the_comma_struggle

1. About A Bar

2. Chasing Amy

3. Down by the River

4. Knotweed

5. Puzzles

6. Death Takes a Holiday

7. New Shoes

Flying Haddock is the author of the zine Creamy Scream from Budget Press, from which the stories in this episode are taken. He lives in San Diego, CA.

John Dorsey lived for several years in Toledo, Ohio. He is the author of several collections of poetry, including Chorus in an Empty Feild from Budget Press, from which these poems are taken. His work has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize, Best of the Net, and the Stanley Hanks Memorial Poetry Prize. He was the winner of the 2019 Terri Award given out at the Poetry Rendezvous. He may be reached at [email protected].

Clay Hunt is the author of the chapbooks Born Shane from Two Key Customs and Young When the Sun Went Down from Budget Press, from which these poems are taken. Reared in Modesto, California, he now studies English at UC Berkeley and lives in the Bay Area. He has works forthcoming in several journals.

Leia John is a writer and seminarian based in New York, USA. These poems are taken from her Budget Press chapbook To Swallow the Summer. When she is not busy attempting to survive on coffee in an effort to finish her school work, she is writing for www.poemsthatsuck.com or taking long naps with her dogs.

Kristin Stadum spends her days crunching numbers and her nights writing, volunteering, and counting stars in Washington DC. Her perzine I Belong Here is available from Budget Press. blog.candysandwich.net

1. Summertime from Budget Press Review #9

Budget Press Review - Podcast for Budget Press with poems and stories from Budget Press Review #9. Visit us at budgetpress.net. johnnie b baker, publisher. Podcast by his daughter.

Glen Binger is the editor and host of Betterism. His chapbook Big Poetry Accounts is available from Budget Press. He lives by the beach in Belmar, NJ. @bingbangbooks

1. Between Teeth and a Dark Place from Big Poetry Accounts

Budget Press Review - Podcast for Budget Press with poems and stories from Budget Press Review #9. Visit us at budgetpress.net. johnnie b baker, publisher. Podcast by his daughter.

Renee Gurley is a writer, teacher, and activist living in Landers, CA. rgurleyrevolution.com

1. Josephina’s Thoughts on God from Budget Press Review #8

Budget Press Review - Podcast for Budget Press with poems and stories from Budget Press Review #9. Visit us at budgetpress.net. johnnie b baker, publisher. Podcast by his daughter.

Cheryl Sonstein is a writer living in San Diego. Her perzine in 100 years we’ll be dead is available from Budget Press. [email protected]

1. YOU FUCKED A STRANGER from Budget Press Review #9

Budget Press Review - Podcast for Budget Press with poems and stories from Budget Press Review #9. Visit us at budgetpress.net. johnnie b baker, publisher. Podcast by his daughter.

Kelly McClure is a writer who lives in New Orleans. Her short-story collection Terrible Stories is available from Budget Press. @WolfieVibes

1. The House of Blood and Bone from Budget Press Review #9

Budget Press Review - Podcast for Budget Press with poems and stories from Budget Press Review #9. Visit us at budgetpress.net. johnnie b baker, publisher. Podcast by his daughter.