B Sam Barbee newest collection is titled Apertures of Voluptuous
Force (2022, Redhawk Publishing). He has three previous poetry collections,
including That Rain We Needed (2016, Press 53), a nominee for the
Roanoke-Chowan Award as one of North Carolina’s best poetry collections of
2016; and is a two-time Pushcart nominee. Jenny Bates, seven poetry books, published in numerous NC and
international journals. Presented at the 2023 Ecopoetics and Environmental
Aesthetics Conference, London. ESSENTIAL, Redhawk Publications 2023:
nominee Pushcart Prize 2024. Her poem, “Virga” Honorable Mention in 2025
Pinseong Awards, was also included in If I had a Dove (Redhawk
Publications 2025) this Anthology will help with hurricane and flood relief
efforts. Jenny has been featured on NPR’s Dante’s Old South with Clifford
Brooks, 2025. Donna Beal is a writer living in Hayesville, NC. After retiring from
almost 25 years in financial services she enjoys having time for everything
poetry. Donna has been published in various literary journals and is part of the
SistaWRITE network of women poets founded by North Carolina’s current Poet
Laureate Jaki Shelton Green, NC Writer’s Network-West, and the NC Poetry
Society. Glenda Council Beall is educator, author, and poet. Her poetry, memoir
and short fiction is widely published. Her book, Paws, Claws, Hooves,
Feathers and Fins, was co-written with Estelle Rice. She teaches writing
classes on Zoom from her home in Roswell, Georgia. She can be found online at
www.glendacouncilbeall.com Lorraine Martin Bennett lives in Hayesville, NC. A retired journalist, she
writes novels, essays, short stories, poetry and copy edits for the Clay
County Progress. Her essays have appeared in the Personal Story Publishing
Project (Daniel Boone Footsteps, Winston-Salem), poetry was published by
Huntsville Literary Association, and novels Cat on a Black Moon and Darla
were published by Austin Macauley (London, Cambridge, New York). A third novel, Five
Seconds to Midnight, is coming in December. S. G. (Sandy) Benson’s
articles and
stories have appeared in magazines and newspapers nationwide since 1971. She
published her first book, My Mother’s Keeper: One Family’s Journey
Through Dementia in 2021 and her second book, Dear Folks, a
collection of her dad’s letters home during WWII, in 2024. She is currently
working on a collection of short stories. Her Substack newsletter: https://sgb212739.substack.com/
invites readers to share their own experiences. She lives near Warne, NC. Kerri Habben Bosman is a writer living in Cape Carteret, NC. She is a
graduate of Peace College and NC State University. Her work has been included in
the News and Observer and regularly appears in publications throughout
the US and Canada. Barbara Brooks, the author of the chapbooks The Catbird Sang, A Shell
to Return to the Sea, and Water Colors is a retired physical
therapist. Her work has appeared in Knee Brace Press, Remington Review,
Silkworm, Backchannels among others. She lives in Hillsborough, NC with her dog. Jay Bryan’s work has appeared in Blink, they wrote us a poem VII
and VIII (Health Arts Network at Duke), Ecozoic Reader, Cowboy Poetry,
Witness Appalachia to Hatteras, NC Poetry Society, and Carrboro’s 100th
Birthday Poetry Anthology. He has authored the following books: Selected
Poems and Haiku for Carroll. To be published by Main Street Rag is Behold:
A Poetic Exploration of Migrant Stories from North Carolina and Florida. He
compiled and edited Carrboro’s 100th Birthday Poetry Anthology. Jay lives in
Carrboro, NC. Ina Claire “Sam” Bryant lives in western North Carolina at Ardenwoods where
she is known as Sam. She has published a book of poetry entitled The Fruit of
Years. An educator of many years, she graduated from the University of South
Carolina as a Phi Beta Kappa and holds a Masters in English. Toby Bunton’s credits include Winston-Salem
Writers’ POETRY IN PLAIN SIGHT PROGRAM, also several anthologies for Old
Mountain Press. In September 2023, his poem “Mowing Mayberry”
was published as a finalist for Winston Salem Writers’-Flying South
10th anniversary anthology. Most recently his poems were included in the Heron
XI Clan’s 2024 and 2025 poetry collections. Toby is a UNCG graduate in
Literature. He is married with two children, and lives in Mt. Airy, NC. C Nancy Sales Cash is a WNC native who has worked as a journalist, publicist
and author in the U.S. and overseas. She writes about the mountains, its life
and people, and lives in Asheville, NC, with two pets and a challenging garden. Caroline Cottom’s poetry collection, Asylum, was published in 2022.
She has also published a memoir, Love Changes Things, even in the World of
Politics, based on her experience leading the US coalition that ended
nuclear testing in Nevada. Her personal essays have won international awards.
She lives in Greensboro, NC, with husband Thom and kitties Suki and Shanti. Eloise Currie’s publishing credits include pieces in the Personal Story
Publishing Project, Fall 2024, Personal Story Publishing Project, Spring
2025, and Old Mountain Press Mountain Lakes, 2025 anthologies. She
has edited books as well as short stories. She has kept a journal for thirty
years and uses it as source material for short stories and nonfiction. Eloise
lives in Raleigh, NC. Steve Cushman is a writer from Greensboro. His most recent poetry
collection is titled The Last Time. D Daun Daemon’s stories and poems have appeared in numerous journals and
anthologies, including Yellow Arrow Journal, The Atlanta Review, Amsterdam
Quarterly, Salvation South, and Poetry South. Her memoir in poetry, A
Prayer for Forgiving My Parents (Kelsay Books), was published in 2023. She
is currently working on a collection of stories inspired by her mother's beauty
shop as well as second book of poetry. Daemon lives in Raleigh, NC, with her
husband and three cats. Tom Davis’ publishing credits include Poets Forum, The Carolina
Runner, Triathlon Today, Georgia Athlete, The Fayetteville Observer’s Saturday
Extra, A Loving Voice Vol. I and II, Special Warfare., and
Winston-Salem Writers’ POETRY IN PLAIN SIGHT program for 2013 and 2021. He has
authored several books. Tom, a retired Special Forces soldier, has written and
published his memoir, The Most Fun I Ever Had With My Clothes On: A March
From Private to Colonel. Suzanne Delaney is a Retired RN. Born in Australia, she lived in the
Hawaiian Islands for 40 yrs and now lives in NC. Her favorite hobby is
papercrafts, including watercolor,mixed media and collage. A regular contributor
to OMP, her poems are also included in “Poems of Nature, Enchantment and
Mystery.” by Carol Mays and Suzanne Delaney. “PS: It’s Poetry.”
and “PS: It's Still Poetry.” — An Anthology of Contemporary Poetry
from Around the World Paperback. also Radiant Verses All are available on
Amazon.com Nancy Dillingham is a sixth-generation Dillingham from the small community
of Dillingham in the Big Ivy section of western North Carolina.
Her poetry collection Home was nominated for a SIBA. Latest
publications include No Time Like the Present: A Memoir, Curves: Collected
Stories, the chapbook After Helene and On Love: Collected Poems.
Current work appears in Persimmon Tree and is forthcoming in Well Read.
She lives in Asheville, NC. Sandra Dillingham’s work has appeared in Victoria Press and the
anthology It’s All Relative Tales from the Tree From 50 WNC Women.
Sandra was the editor of Haywood Press at Haywood Community College for
five years. Sandra lives in
Asheville, NC. David Dixon is a physician, poet, and musician who lives and practices
in the foothills of North Carolina. His work has appeared in Rock &
Sling, The Northern Virginia Review, Connecticut River Review, Bear Paw Arts
Journal, The Greensboro Review, Kakalak, Atlanta Review and elsewhere. He is
the author of The Scattering of Saints (Hermit Feathers Press, 2022). Lindsey Dye is a therapist and aspiring writer living in her hometown
of Mount Juliet, Tennessee. In her free time, Lindsey enjoys writing poetry and
works of fiction. She loves carrying on the tradition of telling humorous family
stories and keeping the memories alive of those who have passed. She and her
wife enjoy a simple life with their family, friends, and two dogs E Terri Kirby Erickson lives in Pfafftown, NC, and is the author of seven
full-length collections of poetry. Her work has been widely published in
literary journals, anthologies, magazines, and newspapers, and has won numerous
awards, including the Joy Harjo Poetry Prize, Nautilus Silver Book Award,
International Book Award for Poetry, Annals of Internal Medicine Poetry Prize,
Tennessee Williams Poetry Prize, and many others. For more information about her
work, visit www.terrikirbyerickson.com
F Dena M. Ferrari is a regular contributor to OMP, Dena’s poetry are
featured in Westchester Community College of NY Phoenix (1975), Writers
Alliance Poets World-Wide anthologies
has many of her published works. Dena’s own books, Poems From the Hearth
(2010), Come Closer My Dearies (2013), Charmed Times Three (2015),
and her newest book Wyld Earth Magick (2018) shows diversified writing
styles, leaving a Living Legacy for her grandchildren. She and her husband,
Peter live in Vass, NC. Joanne Kennedy Frazer is a retired peace and justice director and
educator for faith-based organizations. Since writing her first poem at age 73,
she has been published in over 100 literary venues. Having now achieved 84 years
on this planet, she appreciates leisure to delight in its gifts, as well as time
to grieve its desecration. Her second chapbook, Seasonings (Kelsay
Books), was nominated for the Eric Hoffer Book Award. You can follow Frazer at https://poetrybyjoanne.substack.com
. She lives in Raleigh, NC. Peggy Dugan French is a California girl with Minnesota roots. She has been
the editor of the small print zine Shemom since 1997. Her work has appeared in Lilliput, bear creek haiku, Shemom
and Whispers. She has worn many
hats over the years, but raising her children has been one of her greatest
pleasures. Peggy lives in Cardiff, CA, with her husband, cat and wild garden and
blogs at www.peggyduganfrench.com
Alan Frutchey grew up in the Northeast and Midwest, the youngest of three
children. He is your typical “renaissance man” loving music, art and the
outdoors over sports. He currently lives in GA and has been married 51 years. He
has two undergraduate degrees and one and one post graduate degree. He has been
published several times in OMP Anthologies. He plays classical guitar. G Regina YC García is a nationally
acclaimed award-winning poet from Greenville, NC. Published in numerous journals
and anthologies, Garcia has placed prominently in numerous contests such as the
DAR American Heritage Literary Contest (First Place) and the NCLR James
Applewhite Contest (Honorable Mention) and others. Additionally, Garcia is the
author of two poetry collections-The Firetalker’s Daughter (Finishing
Line Press, 2023) and Whispers
from the Multiverse (Aquarius Press/Willow Books, 2025). Bob Garrett lives in Sylvester, GA. He is an avid outdoorsman. He
enjoys writing about the outdoors. He has contributed to multiple editions in
the Anthology series. Michael Gaspeny’s most recent books are Flight Manual: New and Selected
Poems and the novel Postcard from the Delta. For hospice service in
his hometown, Greensboro, NC, he received The Governor’s Award for Volunteer
Excellence. He loves to romp in OMP. James Gibson, a native Tennessean,
private pilot, scuba diver, and auto industry retiree, is living happily
in Northville, Michigan. His first five novels featured Native American culture
in the “Anasazi Quest” series. Searching with Pei for the Meaning of
Life was published in 2016 based on his experiences living in Taiwan. His eighth
novel, To Live or Die in Taiwan was published in 2018. Linda M. Gifford lives with her husband in a log house on 37 acres within
the Nantahala National Forest, north of Murphy NC. She has written many poems
reflecting this new chapter of their lives. The huge waterfall in their
backyard, the locale, forest and new friends have inspired her to complete her
collection of poems titled Rocky Knob Cove, published by Mt. Lake
Publishing Inc. Dozens of her poems and essays have appeared in anthologies
including Old Mountain Press. Marian Gowan is a regular contributor to Old Mountain Press
anthologies. During her sixteen years living in western NC, her work appeared in
several southern publications. She returned to western NY in 2017 to be near
family. H Mary Ellen Hammond lives in Swain County, NC. For 27 years she was co-founder
and editor at Milestone Press, now a part of The University of Georgia Press.
Her articles, essays, and poetry have appeared in regional and national
publications including WNC Magazine, Our State Magazine, Welcome Home, Senior
Hiker, and The Wall Street Journal. In 2024 she was named an emerging
poet in the North Carolina Poetry Society’s Gilbert–Chappell Distinguished
Poet Series. Cordelia Hanemann, writer and artist (mostly botanical), currently resides
in Raleigh, NC. Retired English professor emerita, she has published in numerous
journals including, Atlanta Review, Connecticut River Review, and California
Quarterly and others; in several anthologies including best-selling Poems
for the Ukraine and her chapbook. Her poems have been performed by the Strand
Project, featured in select journals, won awards and been nominated for
Pushcarts. Debbie Hooper travels and writes poetry to go along with her
professional aerial and nature photography. This will be her ninth time in this
Old Mountain Press Anthology. You can see her photography on her website www.JoeBay.com
under Portfolio. She and her
husband have finished their house in Andrews, NC. I Terri Ingalls is a storyteller, author, actor, and tour guide. She has
written and performed three one-person shows including: Pearl, Your Mother
and Flights of Imagination. She draws from a background in theater, her
work as a flight attendant and travel agent. The recently published Butterfly
Wings is her first novel and she is working on her second work: Looking
for a Pony, her life in poetry and prose. She lives in Mount Airy, NC. J Bonnie Johnson is nurse healer, writer and author of THREE TURNS OF
THE KALEIDOSCOPE: Healing the Victim Within and a children’s book What
Would You Do If Sammy Hit You? aired on Alabama Public Radio. Her work has
appeared in Old Mountain Press anthologies and the SUN magazine.
She writes poems for fun and is currently writing a memoir centered on
her relationship to her spirited Scot Irish grandfather.
Bonnie lives in Nashville, TN. L Patsy Kennedy Lain continues to reside in Hubert, North Carolina near the
Crystal Coast with children’s short stories published in a local anthology and
newspaper. She has over 40 poems published in Old Mountain Press anthologies and
a few magazines. Patsy has published three poetry collections BACKROADS,
FLASHBACKS, BLENDED, one short story collection, SMORGABOD, and seven
children’s books. Currently she is working on her fourth and fifth short story
collection. Patsy continues to write, paint, and receive awards for her writings
as well as paintings. Brenda Kay Ledford is a native of Clay County, NC. Her work has appeared in
all of the Old Mountain Press anthologies. Her project on Appalachian Heritage
was selected for the 2025 award from North Carolina Society of Historians. She
blogs at: http://blueridgepoet.blogspot.com
. K. A. Lewis writes poetry, micro prose, fantasy, and SF. Since 2014,
her work has been published in numerous anthologies, most recently In the
Yard II, Mountain Lakes, The Eagle and the Maple, Bards Poetica, Eastern Sea
Bards, NoVA Bards 2025, Gathering 2025, and Dawn Horizons. Katy and
her husband live with four demanding cats in a small book-stuffed house in Falls
Church, VA. Learn more at: www.KA-Lewis.com
M Valerie Macon lives and writes in Fuquay-Varina, NC.
Some of her publishing credits include Kakalak, Whispers, Vision &
Voice, Red Clay Review, Visions International, Clockhouse Review and her
poetry has again recently been accepted for Poetry in Plain Sight. She
has authored six poetry books, the latest being Chasing After the Wind.
She is a feature article writer for Suburban Living Magazine. Preston Martin is writer retired from both business and education. His
poems have appeared or are forthcoming in New Ohio Review, Iodine, Tar River
Poetry, Chaffin Journal, Kakalak, Main Street Rag, Broad River Review,
Appalachian Review, Pine Mountain Sand & Gravel, “I Thought I Heard a
Cardinal Sing” Ohio’s Appalachian Voices, and other anthologies and
journals including Every River on Earth: writings from Appalachian Ohio (Ohio
University Press). He lives in Chapel Hill, NC. Nancy Martin-Young writes poetry, short stories, and novels from her home in
the western NC mountains. Her books
include romantic suspense novels Seeing Things, Hearing Things, and Sensing
Things; the Regency novel Wit and Prattles, short story collection Southern
Edge, and poetry chapbook The Last Girl Standing.
Nancy lives with the guy who took her to the prom. Their children still
like them, and their dogs and cat shed on them daily. Beth McNichol asked for the same board game for three consecutive
Christmases as a child; her father finally gave it to her when she was 27. She
lives in Raleigh, NC, with her family, where she runs a life stories service
called Voice & Vellum and writes essays, prose, and poetry at www.bethmcnichol.com
. Celia Miles, a Jackson County native and a retired community college
English instructor, lives in Asheville, NC. A “nitchless” writer, she’s
published some poetry, some short stories, and thirteen novels, including cozy
romances, grist mill mysteries, historical fiction set in WNC and Scotland. Her
latest novel, Eight Nights at the Harris Hotel, is set in the Outer
Hebrides with flashbacks to the Midwest and Chicago. website: www.celiamiles.com Mona Miracle, born in Kentucky, was thrust onto Florida beaches at
seven, but settled into her mountain forever-home in Asheville in 1989.
She was a featured presenter at South Florida Poetry Society, and a
four-category winner in Florida Freelance Writers Annual Competition.
She earned degrees at Univ. of Florida and Nova Univ.
Among her books at Amazon is the novel Wesley’s Gift, set in
Asheville, Charlotte, and Tokyo, Japan. www.monaraemiracle.com
Louise Morris lives in Nashville, TN, and is a member of the river
Writers Group. As a young adult,
she taught English in Japan and Korea, under the auspices of the United
Methodist Church. Her writings
include magazine articles, essays and journaling.
She helped write and edit chapter in More Than Witnesses, How a Small
Group of Missionaries Aided in Korea’s Democratic Revolution, about her
experiences in Korea in the 1970s. O Bev Oher is an artist in many forms. After she left NYC, she spent
most of her life working at Warren Wilson College where the Theater was her
prime location—teaching, designing. creating, costuming, writing, producing
and publishing. She now lives in Black Mountain with her dog, Callie. P David
W. Plunkett is a retired public
interest attorney living in Young Harris, GA, where he pursues various interests
including writing poetry to novels for pleasure.
His first collection of poems, The Blue House, explores
traditional themes of love, loss and hope as well as the nature and source of
poetry. Michael Potts is the author of the poetry anthologies From Field to
Thicket, Hiding from the Reaper, and Slipknot and other Dark Poems.
He has also written the novels End of Summer, Unpardonable Sin, and Obedience.
He lives with his wife, Karen, and seven cats, in Coats, North Carolina. R Mary Ricketson, Murphy, NC, loves being a new grandmother and plays peek a
boo on facetime calls. She is
thrilled with nature, growing food and flowers at her home in Hanging Dog, and
her long career helping people as a mental health counselor.
She is the author of nine books of poetry, including Precious the
Mule, Stutters, and her newest, Tall Flowers and Living Long. R. Lee Riley is a member of Winston Salem Writers, with work appearing
in Volume 3 and 10 of its Flying South anthology series and Poetry in Plain
Sight. He’s additionally been published in previous anthologies of Old
Mountain Press. He’s also a working voice actor for audiobooks on Audible. Lee
lives in Salisbury, NC and has earned multiple gold and silver medals for his
poetry in Rowan County’s Silver Arts Festival. Dwight L. Roth grew up in Southwestern Pennsylvania, but has lived in
North Carolina for almost fifty years. He was an elementary school teacher in
Virginia and in Eastern, NC, for a total of twenty-nine years. You can read his
poetry blog on Word Press at https://rothpoetry.wordpress.com
His poems have been published in Old Mountain Press Poetry Anthologies
and North Carolina Bards Anthologies. Some of his self-a published books of
poetry and children’s books can be found on Amazon Kindle. Dwight is retired
and lives with his wife Ruth near Monroe, NC. Maria Rouphail is a North Carolina poet based in Raleigh. She served as
the 2024-25 Gilbert-Chappell Distinguished Poet for Central NC. Her latest
collection is This small house, this big sky (Redhawk Pubications).
Poetry editor for Main Street Rag, Rouphail is currently at work on her
fifth collection, This Is How I Will Save My Life. S Garry Schaedel’s work has appeared in Vermont Sports Magazine, Inspired
to Run, "Vermont Digger, We are all Human”, Mountain Lakes Press,
Vt’s Mount Mansfield and Camels Hump, I
was Finally Home!,
Bookbaby, Dreams and Mirror, A Memoir Rishan Singh is a South African who has previously been published by
OMP anthology series. His work appears in anthologies, magazines and journals
and often explores the intersection between human experiences and emotion. In
2014, he received an eThekwini Municipality Library Award, and he won a
prestigious poetry prize in 2011. Paul Sherman lives in the Black Mountains of Yancey County. The
hurricane hit this county hard and he and his neighbors went without electricity
for twenty-five days. He’s impressed and thankful how Carolinians, near and
far, banded together to help bring the mountain communities back from the brink. Jane Shlensky’s poetry has been nominated for a Pushcart four times. Her
recent work appears in Pinesong, Kakalak, moonShine review, NCLR, Nostos,
and several online publications. Her chapbook is Barefoot on Gravel. She
lives in Bahama, NC, with two cats and fabulous view. Elaina Stone has published works included in Shemom, Building Blocks,
and The Jewish Press. She has a Master’s Degree and works as a reading
specialist for children with special needs. She currently resides in Rochester,
NY. Lois Greene Stone, writer and poet, has been syndicated worldwide. Poetry and
personal essays have been included in hard & softcover book anthologies.
Collections of her personal items/ photos/ memorabilia are in major museums
including twelve different divisions of The Smithsonian. The Smithsonian
selected only her photo to represent all teens from the 1950's; a large showcase
in its National Museum of American History featured her photo. hand-designed
clothing, and her costume sketches. ‘Girlhood’ exhibit opened 10-2020 and
then toured from Jan. 2023 to 2025. T Carroll S. Taylor, a retired educator, is a writer, poet, and playwright.
She is the author of two young adult novels, Chinaberry Summer and Chinaberry
Summer: On the Other Side and two children’s books, Feannag the Crow
and Ella’s Quilt. In 2024, Taylor published her first poetry
collection, Facing Toward the East. Her books emphasize generational
storytelling. She enjoys writing about reptiles, amphibians, spiders, and other
critters. She and her husband live in Hiawassee, Georgia. Rebekah Timms, a deeply rooted South Carolinian, lives in Greenwood, SC,
fifteen miles from the place where she was born. Although she is nearing the end
of her ninth decade on this earth, she is still full of life and stories to
tell. V Wayne A. Vander Byl lives in Williamson, New York. Three of his short
plays were selected for readings by the Wayne (County, NY) Writers Guild for
their community play writing events in 2024 and 2025. His epilogue for a one-act
play by William S. Gilbert was performed by the Off-Monroe Players of Rochester,
New York, in 2024. One of Wayne’s poems was published in the Summer 2025
edition of The Bond Street Review. W Elizabeth (aka Betty) Watson
feels lucky. The Watsons plan to Celebrate a landmark 70th anniversary
in Greenville, SC in June 2026. They’re blessed with four acomplished
daughters, six grands and four great grandchildren. A constant contributor to
OMP anthologies, she’s seldom among the first. It’s okay though because at
the end of most good books are unexpected surprises. Sometimes she fantasizes
about a Pushcart nomination, laughs at herself and says “Rabbit” on January
one each year. Rebecca Suzan Watts retired in Chapel Hill, NC, after spending most of
her life in Florida and Georgia. A professional librarian and former bookseller,
she now facilitates a weekly poetry group for older adults. She enjoys quilting,
art history, writing, and adding to her ever-increasing collection of free
bookmarks. Jennifer Weiss was awarded the 2022 NC State Poetry Prize. Her work has
been featured in the NC Poetry Society Poetry in Plain Sight series and in Qu
Literary Magazine, The NC Literary Review, Kakalak and The Main Street
Rag. A lawyer and former state legislator, she volunteers in a Title I
Elementary School and is passionate about reading aloud to children. She lives
in Cary, NC. William Wehunt, a peripatetic Appalachian-born Zen Buddhist edits, writes
copy, news and for poetry journals (thank you, OMP). He wants to thank: Buddha,
Hui Neng and Rinzai; his sweetheart Denise, his cat Yuki, his parents; Nam Vets;
Yeats, Frost, Snyder, Guy Lail and more; Jefferson, Uecker, Dave Bowman,
Rabelais, Mencken, HS Thompson, Kerouac, Emerson, PK Dick, RD Laing, Diogenes,
the Greeks, Yes, Metheny and the I Ching: all of whom inspire. Find at www.decemberfan.wordpress.com
. Jacinta V. White is a poet, facilitator, and creative catalyst. As the
Founder of The Word Project and former editor of Snapdragon: A Journal of Art
& Healing, her work explores memory, lineage, and the sacred. She leads
writing circles, creativity workshops, and retreats that center healing and
presence. Her most recent collection of poetry is Resurrecting the Bones:
Born from a Journey through African American Churches & Cemeteries in the
Rural South, Press 53, and work is widely published. Jacinta makes her home
in Winston-Salem, NC. Kelley White, a Pediatrician, has worked in Philadelphia and New
Hampshire. Poems have appeared in Exquisite Corpse, Rattle and JAMA. Her most
recent chapbook is A Field Guide to Northern Tattoos (Main Street Rag
Press.) Recipient of 2008 Pennsylvania Council on the Arts grant she is Poet in
Residence at Drexel’s Medical School. Her newest collection, NO. HOPE
STREET, was recently published by Kelsay Books. Barbara Ledford Wright is a retired educator and award-winning author. She
is a graduate of Gardner Webb University and writes about nature and her
experiences living on a farm in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Wright was associate
editor of Moonshine and Blind Mules. Her work has appeared in many print
and online journals including: The Best of North Georgia Mountains, Muscadine
Lines: A Southern Journal, Kaleidoscope, Yesterday’s Magazette, 57 Old
Mountain Press Anthologies, and many other publications. Y Tanya Young, originally from Nags Head NC, has been bewitching readers
for years with her lyrical poetry and voice as a poet of memory, place, nature,
and spirituality. She is a member of Wildacres Writers that meets annually in
Asheville, NC. Her poems have been published in Kakalak, Swwim, The Well
and In the Yard II Anthology 2025, Florida Poets Cadence-2025, Florida
Bards Anthology 2025. She is retired and writing in Sarasota, Florida. |
