David Chorlton came to Arizona from Europe in 1978, after living in England and Austria. He divides his working time between painting and writing, with poems and essays appearing in many magazines. Common Sightings (a winner of the 2000 Palanquin Press Contest) is his newest collection, one which reflects his affection for the land and creatures of the Southwest.

Anne M. Hudson has participated in numerous poetry readings in the Boston area over the past 25 years and in 1978 placed second in a poetry contest sponsored by Ploughshares and the Boston Phoenix. In June 2000 the MIT Artists Behind the Desk Committee presented her talk and poetry reading, "Images of Self, Emerging." Her poetry has appeared in Wavelength, BiWomen, and Poetry Repair Shop. With another Boston writer, she founded Facets: A Literary Magazine, which is going into its second year of publication.

R.L. Swihart: Though I am many, I'll be contented to spotlight only my quadruplicate-self which, like a nested Matryoshka doll, consists of me and the-family-within: RLS (I'm shy, so until we're more intimate the initials will do), Ania (the devoted wife), Katia (started kindergarten in September), and Nadja (quite the fledgling at 2 yrs). I read heavily. Imbibe moderately. Work when I have to (math teacher). Am hounded by all nine muses at once.
One of many favorite quotes: "You are yourself the answer. Before your face questions die away. What answer would suffice? Only words, words; to be led out to battle against other words. Long did I hate you, long did I fear you. I might--" (C. S. Lewis).
Poetry is just another word for creative writing. I have a long list of literary heroes, mostly dead guys: Samuel Beckett, Thomas Mann, Vladimir Nabokov, T.S. Eliot, Zbigniew Herbert,…