Poets

Steve Klepetar teaches literature and writing at Saint Cloud State University in Minnesota. His work has been nominated for both the Pushcart Prize and Best of the Web.

Brian Anthony Hardie lives in southeast Portland, Oregon. He is currently writing a book of abstract prose and poetry. He is also a musician and has toured the west coast and midwest playing music.

Michael Oppermanlives in Minneapolis. His work has appeared in the *Coe Review, New Hampshire Review, Maverick Magazine, Dislocate*, and *MARGIE Review*. He was a finalist for the Marjorie J. Wilson Prize for Best Poem Contest and winner of the Academy of America Poets James Wright Prize for Poetry.

Adam Tod Leverton considers his poems like Bonsai which he would like to share with those who appreciate the art of his Bonsai.

Kevin Stack lives in Los Angeles. He teaches Literature to high school kids in East LA. He has been writing for fifteen years

Alex Shepherd is a graduate student at the University of California Polytechnic Pomona, where he studies rhetoric/composition and literature. He is currently working on his first novel The Last Son of York, a fictional account of the rise and fall of King Richard III.

Ted Jean is an avid writer, painter and tennis player in Milwaukie, Oregon. He is a retired AIG executive and a recent first–time grandfather.