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Poet, author, editor, translator and artist Sophia Naz has been nominated twice for the Pushcart Prize; in 2016 for creative nonfiction and in 2018 for poetry.  Her work features  in numerous literary journals and anthologies, including Rattle,The Penguin Book of Modern Indian Poets, Berfrois, Singing In The Dark, Meridian, Poetry At Sangam, Poetry International Rotterdam, The Adirondack Review,  The Wire, Raushniyan, Chicago Quarterly Review, Blaze Vox, Scroll, The Daily O, Cafe Dissensus, RAIOT, Ideas And Futures, Chapati Mystery, Guftugu, Pratik, Gallerie International, Coldnoon, VAYAVYA, The Bangalore Review, Madras Courier and many others.. She has authored the poetry collections Peripheries,(2015) Pointillism, (2017)Date Palms (2017) and Shehnaz, a biography (2019). Open Zero is  her  fourth poetry collection, published in September 2021 by Yoda Press.  Sophia lives in Glen Ellen California and can be found online at www.SophiaNaz.com

Jamey Boelhower is a poet and independent author with numerous published works to his name.

Not only is Jamey a prolific writer but also he has been an educator for over 20 years. Although his focus is on poetry, Jamey has also made a name for himself with his compelling blogs and popular fictional novel Under the Lights.

Jamey’s most recent works include April 2020: A Poetic Time Capsule of Writing and Living During a Pandemic, These Words Believe in Ghosts, and Father and Son: Words Apart, among many others.

Throughout his career, Jamey has delved into a variety of topics, including family, heartache, and the mysteries of life. Jamey is well-known for challenging his readers' perspectives and inspiring them to see things in a deeper way.

As a loving husband and father of six, Jamey enjoys spending his free time with his family. Currently, he is working on new works that will be released soon.

Heather Corbally Bryant teaches in Writing Program at Wellesley College. She has published an academic book on Elizabeth Bowen, as well as ten books of poetry, the eleventh forthcoming. She is at work on a memoir entitled, Don't Quit Before the Miracle. Her work has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize.

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Catfish McDaris has been active in the small press world for 25 years. He shot howitzers 3 years in the army and used to fish and hunt as a boy in New Mexico. Sometimes he goes down to Lake Michigan and feeds seagulls and dreams of mountain horses. He’s working in a wig shop in a high crime area of Milwaukee. Catfish McDaris’ 25 years of published material is in the Special Archives Collection at Marquette Univ. in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He’s listed in Wikipedia. His ancestors are from the Aniwaya Clan of the Cherokee Nation. He won the Thelonius Monk Award in 2015.

Cathleen Cohen was the 2019 Poet Laureate of Montgomery County, PA. A painter and teacher, she founded the We the Poets program at ArtWell, an arts education non-profit in Philadelphia (theartwell.org). Her poems appear in journals such as Apiary, Baltimore Review, Cagibi, East Coast Ink, 6ix, North of Oxford, One Art, Passager, Philadelphia Stories, Rockvale Review and Rogue Agent. Camera Obscura (chapbook, Moonstone Press), appeared in 2017 and Etching the Ghost (Atmosphere Press), 2021. She received the Interfaith Relations Award from the Montgomery County PA Human Rights Commission and the Public Service Award from the National Association of Poetry Therapy. Her paintings are on view at Cerulean Arts Gallery (ceruleanarts.com).

Martina McGowan is a physician, poet, writer, public speaker, advocate, and activist in the fight against social, racial, and sexual injustices. She is author of “i am the rage,” a poetic exploration of living inside injustice, February 2021, SourceBooks. 2021 International Book Awards Winner of the Social Change category. Listed by: 1. American Academy of Poets: a. A Poetry Reading List for the 25th Anniversary of National Poetry Month 2021 b. A Poetry Reading List for Summer 2021 2. Woman’s Day among the “20 of the Best Poetry Books to Read in 2021” She is a Poetry Editor for “The Elevation Review Magazine.” Her work has appeared in: Literary Magazines: Lalibreta.online, Mom Egg Review, Poetry is Life, Rigorous Magazine, INK Babies Magazine. Anthologies: "2020: The Year that Changed America," curated by Kevin Powell, “Joined Up Writing: The Second Instalment,” curated by Fin Hall, “the ocean waves'' by The Red Penguin Collection, 2021, “The Voices Real 6” by Poetry Is Life Publishing, 2021, Fixed and Free Poetry Anthology 2021, Black Imagination 2022, curated by Natasha Marin, McSweeny’s Book purchase and contact information: Book: “i am the rage,” https://amzn.to/3tl07ch, IG @martinamcgowan, FB: @MartinaMcGowanMD, Blog: MartinaMcGowan.com. Email: [email protected].

Gad Kaynar-Kissinger is a Professor at the Theatre Arts Department, Tel Aviv University, dramaturg, editor, actor, director and drama translator. He has published eight poetry volumes in Hebrew. His poems were translated into Spanish, Portuguese, Greek and Arabic. He bears the ASI Poetry Award from the General Association of Writers in Israel. His English translations were published by Pidgeonholes, Allpoetry, Anomaly Literary Journal, Atlas & Alice, The Bitter Oleander, Lady Blue Literary Arts Journal, Bombay Review, Reality Break Press, LOULIT, Indolent Books, and others. 

His book Rescue Mission offers a web of delicate, paradoxical, surprising and explosive imagery coupled with references to western culture, ancient mythologies, the scriptures, and the arts.

Publication Date: September 20, 2021

Publisher: Atmosphere Press

List Price: $15.99 Trade Paperback

ISBN13: 978-1637528426

Genre: Poetry, Translation

Language: English

Page Count: 96

Dr Sam Illingworth is an Associate Professor in Academic Practice at Edinburgh University in the UK, where his work and research involves using poetry to help develop dialogue between different audiences. A published poet and award-winning slam artist, Sam hosts the ‘Poetry of Science’ podcast and is also the founder of Consilience, the world’s first peer-reviewed science & poetry journal. You can find out more about Sam and his work by visiting his website: www.samillingworth.com or connect with him on Twitter @samillingworth.

Kevin M. Hibshman has had his poetry, prose, reviews and collages published around the world, most recently in Punk Noir Magazine, Rye Whiskey Review, Piker Press, The Crossroads, Drinkers Only, 1870, Synchronized Chaos, Yellow Mama, Unlikely Stories Mark V, Literary Yard, Lothlorien Poetry Journal and Medusa's Kitchen.

He has edited his own poetry journal, FEARLESS for the past thirty years. He has authored sixteen chapbooks, including Incessant Shining (2011, Alternating Current Press).He received a BA in Liberal Arts from Union University/Vermont College in 2016. A new book, Just Another Small Town Story will be available from Whiskey City Press in 2021.

John Patrick Robbins, is the editor in chief of the Rye Whiskey Review his work has been published in Fearless Poetry Zine,  Lothlorien Poetry Journal,  Fixator Press,  The Dope Fiend Daily,  Spill The Words Press, Red Fez, Punk Noir Magazine and The Dope Fiend Daily.

He also runs Whiskey City Press his work is always unfiltered. 

He is also kinda crazy and likes to party if you hadn't heard.