Marc Jampole wrote Music from Words (Bellday Books, 2007) and the chapbook Cubist States of Mind/Not the Cruelest Month (Poet’s Haven Press, 2017). His poetry has appeared in Evansville Review, Mississippi Review, Cortland Review, Recours au Poème, Vallum, Slant, Cutthroat, China Grove and many other journals and anthologies. Over the years, four of his poems have been nominated for the Pushcart Prize. More than 1,800 freelance articles that Marc Jampole has written on various topics have been published in magazines and newspapers. A former television news reporter and public relations executive, Marc also writes the OpEdge blog, which appears on the websites of three national publications. He is president of the board of directors of the leftist magazine Jewish Currents. Marc lived in Pittsburgh for almost 30 years, during which time he gave many local readings and participated in a number of poetry workshops. He now resides in New York City.

Michael Wurster is a founding member of Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange, which for more than 40 years has provided venues for poets to exchange their work and ideas about poetry. His books of poetry include The British Detective (Main Street Rag, 2009), The Snake Charmer’s Daughter (ELEMENOPE, 2000) and The Cruelty of the Desert (Cottage Wordsmiths, 1989). He is co-editor of two anthologies, Along These Rivers: Poetry & Photography from Pittsburgh (Quadrant Press, 2008), and The Brentwood Anthology (Lummox Press, 2014). Michael has also published individual poems and reviews in many journals and anthologies. In 1996, Michael was an inaugural recipient of a Pittsburgh Magazine Harry Schwalb Excellence in the Arts Award for his contributions to poetry and the community. For 17 years, 1993-2010, he taught at Pittsburgh Center for the Arts School.