Elizabeth Stanley King
a Pantheist, with a love for books and jazz, who writes poetry on the side.
Bakul Banerjee
an award-winning poet and Pushcart Prize-nominated author, enjoys telling her experiential stories through poetry, essays, and short stories.
Charlotte Digregorio
honored by the Illinois Governor for her achievements, has won 81 poetry awards.
Barbara Eaton
earned a Ph.D. in Shakespeare and Medieval Literature from the University of Maryland at College Park and taught at the college level for forty years.
Cynthia Gallaher
a Chicago-based poet, is author of four poetry collections, including Epicurean Ecstasy: More Poems About Food, Drink, Herbs and Spices, and three chapbooks, including Drenched.
Anara Guard
author of the prize-winning novel, Like a Complete Unknown and two poetry collections, Kansas, Reimagined and Hand on My Heart.
