Lauren Elizabeth Pope was born in Santa Monica, California. She received a B.A. from The University of Southern California, Los Angeles in Creative Writing and English Literature and completed an MsC in Creative Writing at The University of Edinburgh. She now resides in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Her poetry has appeared in Edinburgh's One Magazine, Etchings 1 and Etchings 2, The Living Poets Magazine, Palaver, The Edinburgh Review, and V: New International Writing from Edinburgh. In 2008, Monboddo Press published her poetry chapbook, Test Landings.
Lauren's reviews have appeared in 'El Otro Lado' and 'Calcutta Connects' of The Edinburgh Review. In 2004, she was awarded The Greenberg Poetry Scholarship for the most accomplished body of poetry.
Brett Bromley is a 44 year old man from West Michigan who just recently began writing. He lives with his wife, five children and a cat, he writes to preserve his sanity. In real life he works in the dairy industry as a milk tester and is the lead singer for a quartet.
Michael Lee Johnson is a poet and freelance writer from Itasca, Illinois. He is the author of The Lost American: from Exile to Freedom. He has also published two chapbooks of poetry and is presently looking for a publisher for two more.
Enzo Marra is a Brighton based poet and visual artist. He has been or is set to be published in literary magazines and on the web in the uk and abroad ( www.blueskiespoetry.ca / www.wordriot.org / www.poetryrevolt.com / www.whitechimneyjourney.com ), aswell as via "the Brighton Nightwriters", a local group to which he has been a longterm member.