The LKMNDS Podcast

Lauryn Carroll, affectionately known as “Spoony,” was born in the suburbs of northern California. She has dedicated her work to capturing stories of the 'everyday,' as a way to examine the connectedness and ripples of larger social issues in our daily lives. The poet hopes to continue her work as an MFA student in the near future to strengthen her skills and successfully come full circle as an "adult."

Sean O'Neill is a law student in Washington, DC, but for most of quarantine he has social-distanced in the woods or by a lake. Although he aspires to write more poetry, mornings pass in a coffee-fueled haze and evenings often find him with a guitar in hand and an unfinished to-do list, wondering where the day's more productive hours have gone.

Jay Cuervo was raised in New York, the son of a Peruvian immigrant. On the streets as a teenager, his perspective is one of brilliance seen in maddening situations.

Nico Olivieri works as a transformative coach with clients from all over the States and Europe. He recently moved with his wife and six-year-old son to a small town in the Italian Alps to embrace a slower life, closer to nature after a decade spent living in 3 big European cities like Amsterdam, Dublin and Milan. He holds a BA in Science and Technologies of Music Communication from the University of Milan and ventured in poetry writing at the beginning of 2020.

Steve Gerson, an emeritus English professor from a Midwestern community college, writes poetry and flash about life's dissonance and dynamism. He's proud to have published in Panoplyzine (Editor's Choice Award), The Hungry Chimera, Toe Good, The Write Launch, Route 7, Duck Lake, Coffin Bell, Poets Reading the News, Crack the Spine, Riza Press, White Wall Review, Variant, Abstract, Montana Mouthful, the Decadent Review, Indolent, Rainbow Poems, Snapdragon, The Underwood Press, and In Parenthesis.

Tiana M. Reynolds is the author of the poetry collections Angels in the Dark and 100 Days of Rain. As an American living abroad, with each passing day, she discovers a new lens through which to view her world. It is this which drives her desire to create beautiful, relatable works for those who share her passion for exploration of their spaces and themselves.

Alex Andy Phuong earned his Bachelor of Arts in English from California State University—Los Angeles in 2015.  He was a former Statement Magazine editor who currently writes passionately.  He has written film reviews for MovieBoozer, and has contributed to Mindfray.  His writing has appeared in The Bookends Review and The Society of Classical Poets.  He writes with the sincerest hope to inspire readers, and fully supports those who dare to pursue their dreams.

Terry Brinkman has been painting for over forty-five years but has also created poems. Terry has published five Amazon E- Books and has poems in Rue Scribe, Tiny Seed, Jute Milieu Lit and Utah Life Magazine. Snapdragon Journal, Poets Choice, Adelaide Magazine, UN/Tethered Anthology, the Writing Disorder, Winamop, Ink Pantry and In Parentheses.

Ry Downey is a lifelong resident of the Pacific Northwest. He self published his first book of poems, Flowers Leaning Toward the Sun in 2019.

Harman Cheema is from a small town just off the coast of British Columbia. He is currently working on an undergraduate degree at the University of British Columbia, and has been passionate about written expression since he was a child. 

Currently, Harman has 2 published poems that can be found in anthologies provided by the Poetry Institute of Canada. He also received a Certificate of Excellence from the institution. When he was 15, Harman was honored to take part in an organized poetry contest that allowed him to read his work aloud to a large audience and received first prize in poetry under the youth category.