Contributors Biographies

Emily Lloyd: she is a freelancer by day, librarian at Delaware Tech College by night. Her work has appeared at Verse Daily, McSweeney’s List, Three Candles, and in various print journals, including Phoebe, The Paumanok Review, and Smartish Pace. Her chapbook, The Most Daring of Transplants (Argonne House), was the 2004 winner of the Dogfish Head Poetry Prize. She can be found on the web at: www.poesygalore.blogspot.com

Mark Kanak: he is a German-English translator, radioplay author and noisemaker. His work has appeared (or is forthcoming) in Prague Literary Review, Circumference, Poetry Salzburg Review and others. Recent translations (into English) include Helicopter Hysteria by Heinrich Dubel, selected work from Austrian author Peter Pessl, including his book of short stories, Aquamarine (Twisted Spoon), and (into German) Jeff Tweedy’s Adult Head (Lautsprecher Press, Stuttgart). Two new collections are forthcoming from Horse Less Press (Providence) and Lautsprecher Press. He is Seattle based and has no website.

Ofelia Hunt: the 29 year old Arian works in the office of a construction company and likes to maintain a certain amount of mystery about herself. What we do know is that she lives in Portland, Oregon, and that you can find more of her work at her blog: http://o-hunt.blogspot.com

Paal Bentdal: he is an IT manager by profession but has had a passion for photography for over 10 years now. The self-taught amateur really became interested in the hobby 4 years ago when he bought his first quality reflex camera. A perfectionist by nature, he spends many hours studying books and photo websites of other photographers. He began his “light bulb” motif during the winter of 2006 and one and the photos was chosen for “Photo of the Week” at the website, Photo Net. He lives in Bergen, Norway. See more images at: http://www.photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=1804144

Nick Bruno: he is an educator by profession. His poetry has appeared in publications such as: Shenandoah, Valparaiso Poetry Review, Adirondack Review, Arabesques Review, Eclectica, Blue Fifth Review, Stirring, Snow Monkey, NōD Magazine, Sidereality and the fourW eighteen Anthology. He lives and writing in Canada with my wife and two children. Find more of his work at his blog: http://shootingpoets.blogspot.com

Eddie Kilowatt: he has been published in numerous literary formats including Nerve House, Remark, American Drivel Review, Ugly Accent, thieves jargon, Thunder Sandwich, Cherry Bleeds, Word Riot, Spent Meat, BlazeVox, My Favorite Bullet, and Defenestration. His first book, Manifest Density, was released in 2006 and his second collection, Carrying a Knife in to the Gunfight was released the following year. Both are released under his own press, Full Contact Publishing. He lives in Milwaukee, WI where he works in a bar and rides his motorcycle year round. Find more of his poetry at his website: www.eddiekilowatt.com

Kristen Kaschock: she her poetry has appeared in Motel No Tell, Diagram, Coconut Poetry, Slope Editions, Melic Review, Gut Cult, and elsewhere. Her first book of poetry, Unfathoms, is available from Slope Edition. She is currently a PhD student at the University of Georgia. She holds MFAs in Choreography from the University of Iowa and in Creative Writing from Syracuse University. Visit her blog to find more of her work: http://negativewingspan.blogspot.com

Debbie T. Davies: her painting style is best described as abstract expressionist. Her work is free and colorful and is influenced by Anselm Kiefer, Jackson Pollock, Jean Du Buffet, and Terry Winters. She says her educational background in both medicine and civil engineering has greatly influenced her art; the organic fluid quality of the spirals and the structured linear quality of the mosaics. During May 2008 her work appeared in group show at Schiller's Palais in Berlin, Germany entitled "Infinite Unity", as well as my annual participation in the Tribeca Open Artist Studio Tours in April. In 2007, she exhibited in 3 different shows in Tokyo, Japan. She was born in Trinidad. Her family came to Brooklyn when she was four, and she has lived in New York City ever since. Find more about the artist at her website: www.debbiedavies.net

Stephen Ellis: he is a 58 year old poet who has lived in San Francisco, New Orleans, Montreal, and towns along Lake Champlain and the Hudson River. He has been director of Oasis Press since 1994. His books include Interface (Jensen/Daniels, 1999), The Long and Short of It (Spuyten Duyvil, 1999), and A Natural History of Suchness (Auguste Press, 2001). His hobbies are reading and listening to a variety of different music. He lives in Burlington, VT and his blog can be found at: http://theaterofeternalrecurrence.blogspot.com

Rochelle Ratner: to date she has published fifteen books and chapbooks of poetry, a translation of the Belgian Surrealist poet Paul Colinet, two novels, and one book of criticism. Her childhood experiences in Atlantic City, N.J. have played a large role in much of her writing. Since 1978, she's been Executive Editor of American Book Review. She was poetry columnist for The Soho Weekly News from 1975-1982, poetry editor of Israel Horizons from 1988-1999, and reviews regularly for Library Journal and other publications. She served on the board of the National Book Critics Circle from 1995-2001. The poet, novelist and critic passed away in March in NYC. You can find her obit at her close friend's blog: http://julierenszer.blogspot.com/2008/04/in-memoriam-rochelle-ratner-1948-2008.html

Closing Notes: The editor would like to thank the contributors for the use of their work. Each contributor reserves their original rights. Look for the 2nd anniversity issue of CSR online on Jan. 1st. Copyright 2008 by Maurice Oliver. All Rights Reserved.


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