Dana Levin is the author of In the Surgical Theatre, Wedding Day, and Sky Burial. A recipient of honors from the Rona Jaffe, Whiting, and Guggenheim Foundations, she splits her time between Santa Fe, New Mexico and Maryville University in St. Louis, where she is Distinguished Writer in Residence.

Tomás Q. Morín is the author of the poetry collection A Larger Country, winner of the APR/Honickman Prize. He translated Pablo Neruda's The Heights of Macchu Picchu and with Mari L’Esperance coedited Coming Close: Forty Essays on Philip Levine.

C. Dale Young is the author of four collections of poetry, the most recent being The Halo. A recipient of fellowships from the NEA, the Guggenheim Foundation, and the Rockefeller Foundation, he practices medicine full-time and teaches in the Warren Wilson MFA Program for Writers.

Aimee Nezhukumatathil is the author of three books of poetry, most recently, Lucky Fish. Honors include the Pushcart Prize and a poetry fellowship from the NEA. She is professor of English at SUNY-Fredonia.

Vievee Francis is the author of three poetry collections, Blue-Tail Fly, Horse in the Dark, and Forest Primeval. Her work has appeared in various venues including, Best American Poetry, and Angles of Ascent: A Norton Anthology of Contemporary African American Poetry.