Issue 103 Contributors
Ace Boggess is author of six books of poetry, most recently Escape Envy. His writing has appeared in Michigan Quarterly Review, Notre Dame Review, Harvard Review, Mid-American Review, and other journals. An ex-con, he lives in Charleston, West Virginia, where he writes and tries to stay out of trouble. His seventh collection, Tell Us How to Live, is forthcoming in 2024 from Fernwood Press.
Denise Duhamel’s most recent books of poetry are Second Story (Pittsburgh, 2021) and Scald (2017). Blowout (2013) was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. She is a distinguished university professor in the MFA program at Florida International University in Miami.
Riley Gable Fleming is a professional makeup artist from Cleveland, Ohio. She is a graduate of Malone University where she studied Creative Writing, English, and Gender Studies. She has been previously published in Dressing Room Poetry Journal, Local Wolves, Alternative Milk Magazine, and La Femme Collective.
Anyély Gómez-Dickerson is a Cuban-born immigrant, writer, and poet. Her work appears in the Latino Book Review, Acentos Review, South Florida Poetry Journal, West Trestle Review and others where she’s proud to share space with amazing authors. With a poetry degree from Florida International University and bachelor’s from Temple University, this Latina probes issues plaguing marginalized communities, while exploring her own European, black, and Taína ancestry. Anyély resides in Hawaii with her better half.
Shoba Narayan is a bilingual poet. She writes in Tamil and English. She has published five memoirs and contributed to a number of publications. She believes poetry has the power to lift hearts, free the mind and enrich the spirit.
Adele Nwankwo (they/them) is a genderfluid member of the Nigerian diaspora. They are a healthcare worker by trade, but have recently taken up writing as a means of exploring the connections between identity, trauma, and humour. Their poetry is inspired and encouraged by figures like Gwendolyn Brooks, Douglas Kearney, Ocean Vuong, and Ed Roberson. They have work upcoming in several journals.
Jay Vera Summer is a writer and artist living in Chicagoland with her small dog, Walnut. Find more of her writing at jayverasummer.com.
Laura Vitcova is an emerging writer from northern California. Her work has appeared or is forthcoming in The Shore, Tangled Locks and Epiphany among others. She is a poetry reader for West Trade Review. In her spare time, she travels, creates music and plays with art. Twitter: @lauravitcova / IG: @starlinglaura
Pediatrician Kelley White has worked in inner city Philadelphia and rural New Hampshire. Her poems have appeared in Exquisite Corpse, Rattle and JAMA. Her most recent collection is NO. HOPE STREET (Kelsay Books). She received a 2008 Pennsylvania Council on the Arts grant.