Anthony Liccione lives in Texas, but his heart resides in New York. His poetry has appeared in Indite Circle, Gloom Cupboard, Mastodon Dentist, Paper Wall, Locust Magazine, Straight From the Fridge, Great Works, Lucid Rhythms, Death Metal Poetry and others. His latest book Please Pass Me, the Blood & Butter is available at Lulu.

Tess. Lotta grew up in Wilmington, a working class town that houses a good chunk of the Los Angeles Harbor. Recently, she finished her MA in English (literature and literary criticism) at CSUDH. She teaches creative to 10^th graders in downtown LA, and curates the Literati Cocktail reading series, held annually at the West Hollywood Book Fair. Tess. shreds as a two-bit rock star in her solo project Diabolical Tantrums, as well as the bass, vox, and gadgets half of the duo Quality Audio, a recording project and band she shares with her husband, David. Her journalism, poetry, and photography have appeared in such publications as Knock, poeticdiversity, The Raven Chronicles, Clamor, Bust, Rockrgrl,Blood Orange Review, and The Stranger. Information on her creative projects can be found at www.litparlor.com or myspace.com/tess_lotta.

Suzan Lustig’s poetry has been published in several journals including The Pedestal Magazine, Poeticdiversity and Triplopia.  She was a finalist for the 2006 Beullah Rose Poetry Prize and was published in the journal Smartish Pace.  Her Poem “That Hunger,” was nominated for a 2007 Pushcart Prize, as well as for Sundress Publications’ Best of the Net Anthology.  Suzan received her MFA in poetry from Antioch University.  She is staff member at Writer’s Boot Camp in Santa Monica, and is a proud mentor with WriteGirl in Los Angeles (www.writegirl.org).  

Jamison Sarteschi lives and works in Manhattan's Lower East Side. His work has been exhibited in galleries throughout New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. Jamison earned a BFA from Drew University in Madison, New Jersey. Jamison was recently highlighted in the New York GLADD 2007 Art Auction and continues to show his work regularly and create on a commissioned basis. The use of color is one of Jamison’s signature elements and is commonly noted for the luminescent quality it gives the work: vibrant, layered, full of light, much of his color work is reminiscent of Marc Chagall’s work, as is Jamison’s use of the whimsical creature and seemingly unrelated use of swirls and letters.

Jeffrey Spahr-Summers started writing poetry and taking photographs over 30 years ago while living in South Africa.  He is also a former Chicago stage poet, founder of The Chicago Poetry Agenda and a former active board member of The Tulsa Arts and Humanities Literary Arts Council. A former member of The Greater Dallas Community of Writers, he has conducted and participated in numerous poetry workshops and feature readings in the U.S.A.  He currently lives in Colorado.His poetry and photographs have been published in numerous online and print magazines, including The Poetry Victims, Unlikely 2.0, The Argonaut’s Boat, Blinkzine Arts Magazine, Colorado Poets Center, Kritya, Downtown L.A. Life Magazine, and Interpoetry.  He also publishes memoirs and poetry about South Africa in Sketchbook. Jeffrey’s work has been widely anthologized, including American Poetry Anthology (1982), Chicago Saloon Poets (1992) , Step Into The Light (1992), and Voices Israel Anthology (2005 & 2007). Between publishing 2 books of poetry, Fear of Heights and The Cherry Poems, Jeffrey serves as editor and publisher for The Poetry Victims, americana photographic,Liar Liar Pants on Fire and the Frank Talk Blog.  He is a featured blogger on AMP (Artists Meeting Place), and also maintains a variety of other blogs and online sites.