Nathalie Anderson’s books of poetry include Following Fred Astaire, Stain, Crawlers, Quiver, Rough, and the chapbook Held and Firmly Bound.  Her poems have appeared in Atlanta Review, DoubleTake, Natural Bridge, The New Yorker, Nimrod, Plume, and elsewhere; and she collaborated in 2021 with artist Susan Hagen and poet Lisa Sewell on Birds of North America.  She also manages the lit-philly listserv for literary events in the Philadelphia area.

Charles Carr, an indigenous Philadelphian has three published books of poems. The latest, “Eat This Poem,” is a chapbook dedicated to raising funds for Ukraine. Charles has published poems in regional, national and international poetry journals. He is the host of Philly Loves Poetry, a monthly broadcast with interviews and readings with local and nationally recognized poets.  

C.L. Liedekev is a poet living in Conshohocken, PA, with his real name, wife, and children. He is a two-time nominee for Best of the Net, with his poem, "November Snow. Philadelphia Children's Hospital," being a finalist in 2021. His poem, “The Hungry,” was a 2023 Inaugural Plentitudes Prize finalist. Alien Buddha Press released his debut collection, No Damage Visible, in 2024.

Cynthia Ventresca wrote her first poem at the age of seven. Publication credits include American Life in Poetry, the Bay to Ocean Journal, the Eunoia Review, The Main Street Rag, ONE ART, One Sentence Poems, Sky Island Journal, SWWIM Every Day, and 3rd Wednesday. She was longlisted for the 2023 Palette Poetry Rising Poet Prize and is an assistant poetry editor for Narrative Magazine. She just completed her first manuscript--Blue Hour.