Poetry Contributor
Emma Atkins is a Bexhill-based poet fascinated by small and unobtrusive things: the overlooked gems. She started writing poetry in 2018 and has been finding footholds in the creative world ever since. Her poetry has been described as bizarre and thoughtful, with a deep connection to the natural world.
Poetry Contributor
Jesse Breite’s recent poetry has appeared in The Chattahoochee Review, Tar River Poetry, Fourteen Hills, and Rhino. His chapbook is The Knife Collector (FutureCycle, 2013). He is also librettist for Atlanta composer Michael Kurth’s choral scores. Jesse teaches high school in Asheville, North Carolina, where he lives with his wife and two kids. More at jessebreite.com.
Poetry Contributor
R Hamilton (they/them) is returning to poetry as a means of filling the vacuum left after a fifty-year career backstage in the performing arts, a retirement handily but unexpectedly coincident with the pandemic. Since then, Hamilton’s work has been presented by Boats Against the Current, Caesura, the Ekphrastic Review, and Oprelle Publications, among others.
Visual Art Contributor
Mel Piper is based in Coventry, UK and been a keen photographer since as soon as she could get hold of a camera. Mel adores taking snapshots of the natural world around us, showcasing the beauty in the smallest of things. Mel also enjoys portrait photography, and sport photography. In addition to photography, Mel is a keen writer, reader and is never happier than being in the great outdoors! Insta: @tinymelphotography
Visual Art Contributor
Karen Pierce Gonzalez’s assemblage art is a kinetic conversation with natural and found materials that follows the grain of tree bark, strands of textile, and waves of color.
At home in the San Francisco Bay Area, she was National Arts Program’s July 2022 Featured Artist. Her creations have appeared in Feral: A Poetry and Art Journal, and have been shown at several galleries, including Truckenbrod Gallery, Tiny Kiosks, Finley Person Center, Santa Rosa Arts Center, and Sebastopol Arts Center.
Feathers
Pine Burst
Cup and Straws
Enchanted Forest
Black Swan
Visual Art, Poetry Contributor
Sarah is an artist, actress, and poet – recently published by The Bounds Green Book Writers, A Soft Landing, Last Leaves Mag, Nottingham C.A.N and Bloodmoon Poetry. Her latest Art Commission can be seen in the resus ward, A+E Department and Chelsea and Westminster Hospital vaccination hub. Her visual poetry can also be seen in Streetcake Magazine and Nightingale and Sparrow Literary Magazine. Review, and Oprelle Publications, among others.