Our Writers

Elvis Alves’s latest poetry collection is Gods In The Head (2026).

Vin Berardi is a NYC-based writer specializing in dark, strange, and comic pieces—often at the same time. An acting teacher for 30 years, he hosts The Trilogy Podcast, has a wife named Amy, and a dog named Louise. His work, first submitted for publication in 2026, has appeared or is forthcoming in San Antonio Review, Emerge, Mulberry Lit, AntipodeanSF, The Apostrophe, DarkWinter, The Broadkill Review, The Fool’s World, and elsewhere.

Olesia Budak was born and raised in Russia and left the country in 2022. She currently lives in Istanbul, Türkiye, with her husband and their animals. This is a translation—or rather, an adaptation—of her own work, originally written in her mother tongue, Russian.

Rebecca Clifford lives rurally near a watershed. Most recently, her work has appeared in Poetry Pause (League of Canadian Poets), Poem Alone (UK), Devour: Art & Lit (Canada), Antae (Malta), Sola Poẽta, Merion West (US), and Stravaig (Scotland).

Terence Culleton has published poems in a variety of venues, including Amherst Review, Alabama Literary Review, Birmingham Review, Cumberland Review, Eclectica, and Modern Poetry Quarterly. His work has been nominated several times for the Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net, and several of his poems have been featured on NPR. His latest collection of poems, Message From a Floating Dock, is just out through Kelsay Books and available at amazon.com, at kelsaybooks.com, or through his website: terenceculletonpoetry.com.

Francisco Izukiri 出づ霧 is an Italian Zen Buddhist poet writing from the Venetian Lagoon across eros, ecology, Catholic residues, digital ghosts, and post-internet melancholy. He writes in English, Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian. His poems have appeared or are forthcoming in the minnesota review (Duke University Press), New Contrast, ANTAE (University of Malta), Strip Mall Magazine (California Institute of the Arts), and elsewhere.

Jill Lanier is a New York City (NYC) based writer.  Her poetry has appeared in “Deep Times: A Journal of the Work That Reconnects” (September 2025).  She is a certified teacher of mindfulness and meditation, and her writing revolves around themes of mindful practice, especially in urban settings.  She is also author of Permie Peeks, a photo blog reflective of a mindful appreciation of nature’s tenacity in the midst of NYC’s often harsh urban environment.

Michael Gino LoStracco is a poet and educator whose work has appeared in Pinyon Review, Connecticut River Review, Ovunque Siamo, Ibis Head Review, River Heron Review, and Silent Auctions. His poems move through ritual, contrition, and vision, often finding the sacred in unlikely places: convenience stores, municipal pools, the quiet corners of memory and landscape. He was a finalist for the Bucks County Poet Laureate Contest, runner-up in the Doylestown Main Street Voices Poetry Contest, and was an Artist in Residence with Starry Night Programs in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico. That landscape shaped his first collection, Four Corners: Thirteen Poems of the Southwest (Way Seeking Press, 2026). His recent prose and scholarship explore the intersection of spirituality, technology, and education, mapping in real time what it means to live a fully human life as AI reshapes thinking, attention, and presence.  He teaches and chairs the Religious Studies and Philosophy department at Penn Charter in Philadelphia, PA.

Merci Lyons-Cox is a Philadelphia-based poet, performer, and longtime service industry worker. She has a BA in theater and recently received her MFA in poetry, both from Temple University. Other published pieces are ‘on working’ with The Garlic Press and ‘gruesome glories’ with Oyster River Pages.

John Maney, Jr. is a poet, freelance writer, workshop leader, photographer, and social activist. Long time Writing Workshop Leader with the New York Writers Coalition. Current Head Curator for Creative Expressions NYC poetry reading series, and Producer of the Creative Expressions NYC YouTube Channel.

Louisa Mastromarino is an author, poet, educator and artist. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Communications, a Master’s in Counselor Education, and a post-Master’s in School Building Leadership and Supervision.  She creates contemporary poetry and artworks exploring themes like inner transformation and unity. Her publications include Righteous Poetry and various educational books for young readers. You can purchase her art by visiting her website.

Lisa Moy was named a quarter finalist in the 92 St. Y Unterberg Poetry Center’s Discovery Poetry Contest. She is a writer and teacher based in New York and New Jersey. Her work explores the mysteries of the universe, the rich inner lives of everyday people, and the transformative impact of cultural experiences.

Cate Roque is a writer and psychologist-in-training from Quezon City, Philippines. Her poetry can be found in Transients Magazine, Fig Tree Magazine, and Coffin Bell Journal, among other publications. Her poetry collection Tulala received the 2022 Ateneo de Manila University Loyola Schools Awards for the Arts. In 2023, she self-published her first chapbook, Multiverse Theory.

Lynne Shapiro is the author of two poetry chapbooks, To Set Right (WordTech Communications) and Gala (Solitude Hill Press).  Her prose chapbook, Ants, Passiflora and Me and artist’s book, Drone Poem, (both published by Letra Muerta, Inc.), are in MOMA’s and Yale University’s collections, among other libraries.  She is currently at work on a poetry book, Glisk, about her relationship with birds, saints, illness, and the Northern Scottish Isles.  She lives in Hoboken, New Jersey, with her dog, River.