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Sharon Negri

Sharon Negri was born in Corning, New York. She earned degrees from Albany State University and Cornell University. Her work has appeared in several publications, including Rolling Stone, The Midland Review, The Albany Review, Permafrost, and Visions.

Martin Galvin

Martin Galvin (February 21, 1937 – August 6, 2018) is the author of six books of poems: Away to Home… (Poets Choice Publishing, 2017); Sounding the Atlantic (Broadkill River Press, 2010); Circling Out (Finishing Line Press, 2007); the chapbook Appetites (Bogg Publications, 2000); Making Beds (Sedgewick House, 1989); and Wild Card (Washington Writers’ Publishing House, […]

Patricia Garfinkel

Patricia Garfinkel grew up in and around New York City except for an interval in California. She graduated from New York University in history and political science. From 1963-1965, she lived in Paris, France. Her poems have appeared in Seattle Review, Hollins Critic, Science 83, Washingtonian magazine, Visions International, Negative Capacity and in numerous anthologies. […]

Elisabeth Murawski

Born and raised in Chicago, an alumna of De Paul University, she earned an MFA in creative writing from George Mason University. She has received grants from the Helene Wurlitzer Foundation, the Vermont Studio Center, a residency from the Achill Heinrich Boll Association, and a Hawthornden Fellowship. Employed 28 years as a training specialist for […]

Laura Brylawski-Miller

Laura Brylawski-Miller was born and grew up in Milan, Italy. She came to the USA in her twenties. Brylawski-Miller had the classical European education (Latin, ancient Greek, philosophy etc.) and spoke French, but no English. She taught herself English by reading Walt Disney comic books. Her education in the States encompasses a B.S. in Allied […]