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writer • poet • founder of The Rebis, an annual tarot-themed print anthology

I'm a poet and I know it. Don't look at my feet.

devarya is a bitter writer. he is perpetually sleepy and usually not that dramatic.

Poet and author of the award-winning non-fiction book Water Yoga. Lover of tea, books, and avocados.

no.

Father, husband, from Detroit, then Chicago, then Boston, then Lausanne, Switzerland, remembers watching Airplane in the cinema, lapsed Jew, lapsed Black?, métis, not fond of categories but awake, learning French (still).

Sara Castaneda: poet/writer. Her poetry has appeared in Lothlorien Poetry Journal, The Ekphrastic Review, Unleash Lit, upcoming Liminal Issue Weird Fiction Quarterly. Editor of Collab Lab/Authortunities. Author of Underdog Bet, cont A Pot of Basil.

Christine “Robin” C. Rivero-Guisinga works for a humanitarian organization. She maintains an informal gallery of amateur photography and short poetry inspired by the haiku form on Instagram @storyseamstress

figuring it out

Originally from Los Angeles, currently attending Old Dominion University to get my MFA in Creative Writing. I like poetry, music, hockey, and obscure Youtube videos.

Chaotic draft goblin, 11x prize-winning poet and writer, professional tree planter. Building an author's life one exhausted season at a time.

I value play — that’s why I write them. (A lot of folks say this.) The impulse to find joy in creation and performance, and to fool around, is basic to what I do.

writing poems

taxidermied prophet

I’m a late bloomer (age 73) with early writing wins: Honorable Mention in Oregon Poetry Association's Contest; 1st Place in a Poetry Society of Virginia contest category. Grew up in OR. Retired to VA. BA’s in Communication from Stanford.

Jay (he, him) believes no one is free until we all are free. He lives in South Philly with his primary partner/ wife, Lauren and their dogs Nell and Crash.