"They had seen the taco truck down Sepulveda, but couldn’t catch it. It was said   their kobe
was  he finest this side of Kyoto and the salsa was  laced with peppers from the foothills
above the Sonora –  flavored with the fire of a desert sunset...." READ MORE.

V.S. Chochezi has performed at hundreds of venues, often with her mother
Staajabu as half of the spoken word poetry duo Straight Out Scribes. The duo
self-published seven poetry collections and two poetry cds with music.
Chochezi’s work appears in several publications including Drum Voices Revue;
Poetry Now; and Speak, Write, Dream.  READ MORE.

Alexa Mergen's poems appear in print and online journals
including Kritya,  Packinghouse Review, Pedestal Magazine, Sow's Ear Poetry
Review, and in two  chapbooks, "Three Weeks Before Summer" and "We Have
Trees." She leads community  workshops in poetry and writing with an emphasis on
noticing how natural and  human-constructed worlds intersect. She lives in
Sacramento with her husband,  journalist Matt Weiser. READ MORE

Award winning poet, author of 17 books, including 6 volumes of poetry, 
American English professor, Michael D. Brown currently teaches  PhD's English in 
China, provides literary reviews for universities and lectures  internationally.
Recipient of the New York State Senator's award for  poetry, Michael D. Brown's
poems have appeared in numerous journals over  the past 25 years. READ MORE.