During JOHN MARVIN'S years in the SUNY at Buffalo's poetics program he learned from poets such as Charles Bernstein, Robert Creeley, Carl Dennis, Raymond Federman and Irving Feldman.

John has published more than 100 poems in a variety of journals. Nationally his work appeared in journals from east, Abby (Columbia, MD), to west, Indefinite Space (Pasadena, CA) as well as north to Alaska, PERMAfrost (Fairbanks, AK).

BLUE WOJCIECHOWSKI is a fiction writer and humorist, best known for her "rambles" about the weirdness in the world. Her fiction is mostly about musicians or inpired by music, which she is very passionate about.  Blue has recently published a piece about a guitarist called "A Wizard's Hands," which appears in Nickel City Nights. She can be heard reading her work at various venues throughout WNY. Blue is also an artist and a drummer.

RICHARD LACLAIR teaches composition and literature at Erie Community College North. He has published poetry in Insight and Elf magazines and has written articles for Teaching English in the Two-year College. His poetry reflects his passion for nature and the outdoors. He has contributed many hours to environmental activities in Western New York and taught classes at the University of Buffalo in nature in literature.