Peter Mladinic’s fifth book of poems, Voices from the Past, is due out in September 2023 from Better Than Starbucks Publications.   An animal rights advocate, he lives in Hobbs, New Mexico, USA.

John Brantingham was Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks’ first poet laureate. His work has been featured in hundreds of magazines. He has twenty-one books of poetry, memoir, and fiction including his latest, Life: Orange to Pear (Bamboo Dart Press) and Kitkitdizzi (Bamboo Dart Press). He lives in Jamestown, New York.