John Dorsey – John Dorsey is the author of several collections of poetry, including Teaching the Dead to Sing: The Outlaw’s Prayer (Rose of Sharon Press, 2006), Sodomy is a City in New Jersey (American Mettle Books, 2010), Leaves of Ass (Unadorned Press, 2011) and Tombstone Factory (Epic Rites Press, 2013).. His work has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize. He may be reached at archerevans@yahoo.com.

Lawrence Gladeview – Lawrence Gladeview is the author of Just Ignore The Beer Stains (PigeonBike Press, 2011) and Lowlifes, Fast Times & Occasionally Love (Erbacce Press, 2012). His poetry has been published in magazines around the world and his books are stocked on the shelves of independent bookstores and university libraries. Lawrence lives and writes in Colorado with his wife Rebecca.

Jason Hardung – Jason Hardung’s work has appeared in hundreds of journals and magazines including: 3AM, Chiron Review, Evergreen Review, Word Riot, Thrasher Magazine, New York Quarterly. He has been nominated for the Pushcart and Best of The Web. His first full length book of poetry, The Broken and the Damned, came out on Epic Rites Press in 2009. His second, The Names of Lost Things was released in June of 2012 on Lummox Press. He has been an editor for Wolverine Farm Publishing and the Front Range Review in Ft. Collins, Colorado where he lives in a commune with seven other people. They grow their own food and use bicycles as transportation. In 2013 he was voted Ft. Collins Poet Laureate. He still has a bird whose feet fell off, but don’t worry, it still sings.

Sheryl Luna’s first collection, Pity the Drowned Horses, received the Andres Montoya Poetry Prize and was published by the University of Notre Dame Press. It was a finalist for the National Poetry Series and the Colorado Book Award. Her second collection, Seven, was recently published by 3: A Taos Press. She has received fellowships from Yaddo, the Anderson →

Leigh Herrick is an engaged, indie/DIY poet, writer, & recording artist. HOME FRONT: POEMS OF THE BUSH II YEARS is her first self-released volume. She recently completed Perhaps if I Bow Down to You: A symbolic pairing of women poets and lines of their verse with a series of nature photographs that explore the iconic and archetypal She →

Edwidge Danticat was the first Haitian woman to compose a novel entirely in English, and she was also the first author to bring the Haitian/American experience to American literature. In our conversation she talks about the dictatorship in Haiti, the experience of being separated from her parents for eight years, racism, valuing the self, her sense of →

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Saturday May 11th at 530PM - 4 Poets On The Cusp Alison Johnston grew up in Summit County, Colorado, and has a healthy appetite for skiing, rugby, writing, and trying to make cool sh-stuff. A recent graduate of CU, don't ask her what her plans are after graduation unless you intend to engage in a well though out five year plan →