Wilda Morris
is Workshop Chair, Poets and Patrons of Chicago, and past President of the Illinois State Poetry Society.
Paul Buchheit
is an author of books, poems, progressive essays, and scientific journal articles.
Monica Kay Allen
Parent. Caregiver. Advocate. Amplifier. Pianist. Singer. Covid Bereaved Daughter. Breast Cancer Survivor. Connector.
Mardelle Fortier
has nearly 200 poems in print, as well as two poetry collections through Finishing Line Press: WHITE FIRE and MOON FIRE.
Patty Dickson Pieczka
most recent book, Gathering Sunlight, is a collaborative effort with poet Silvia Scheibli.
Maggie Kennedy
Maggie Kennedy’s poems have appeared in Epiphany, Meat for Tea, Cloudbank, Atticus Review, and other publications.
Karen Fullett-Christensen
was born and raised in Chicago and a 1968 graduate of Mather High School, and a 1972 graduate of Northern Illinois University.
Judith MK Kaufman
Poet and memoirist, Judith MK Kaufman, began writing creatively in mid-life.
David W. Berner
is author of several books of award-winning personal narrative and fiction.
Judy SooHoo
Judy SooHoo started writing in her retirement years. She has been published in anthologies including The Write City Review (2023) and TallGrass Writers Guild Play (2022).
Thomas Chockley
is a journeyman haiku poet and facilitator of the ISPS-HSA Haiku Chapter. He has published two books of haiku poetry.
Marjorie Rissman
serves as the ISPS treasurer and also membership chair. In addition she is on the Board of East on Central Association.
Susan T. Moss
the author of two poetry chapbooks, In From The Dark and Keep Moving ‘til The Music Stops and a full-length collection entitled Mapping A Life.
Jim Wilkerson
Jim is a lifelong resident of Decatur, Illinois. In his poetry he likes to trigger emotion, involve the senses, and capture moments in time.
Kathryn P. Haydon
wrote her recent poetry collection, Unsalted Blue Sunrise, throughout the seasons of a year on a bluff overlooking Lake Michigan.