CONTRIBUTORS Priscilla Atkins studied at Smith College, the University of Hawaii and Spalding University, where she received her MFA. She is the author of The Café of Our Departure (Sibling Rivalry Press) and her poems have appeared in Shenandoah, Poetry London and other journals. Originally from central Illinois, she currently lives in Holland, Michigan. As a child she spent several summers in northern Michigan and has visited many times since. Elizabeth J. Bates resides in the UP “which provides ample opportunity for photography. As an amateur I find that my camera encourages me to explore unique perspectives. I am delighted to share my views of the Sand Point Marsh Trail boardwalk with you. My photos have graced the covers of two publications, Maiden Voyage and Stand Still in the Light Maiden Voyage is an anthology of the Marquette Poets Circle, 2017 by Gordon Publications. Stand Still in the Light by Milton J. Bates (yes, my husband) and published by Finishing Line Press, 2019. I have placed 1st, 2nd and 3rd in several different years of the UPEC Photo Contest as well as placing photos in several small local publications. James J. Bogan, Jr., is a summer resident on Mackinac Island where his Irish ancestors landed in 1840. He is an emeritized Distinguished Teaching Professor of Art and Film at the Missouri University of Science & Technology. Jim Bolone has been a bartender, a drummer, a dockporter, a bouncer, and, for the past twenty-four years, a junior high English teacher in Northwest Ohio. Jim grew up in Detroit, Michigan, attended the Detroit Public Schools, and ultimately graduated from Wayne State University with a B.A. in English. He and his wife, Lori, share their home with three great kids, a dog, a cat. Yuan Changming started to learn the English alphabet at age nineteen and published monographs on translation before leaving China. With a Canadian PhD in English, Yuan currently edits Poetry Pacific with Allen Yuan in Vancouver. Credits include ten Pushcart nominations, eight chapbooks and poetry awards as well as publications in Best of the Best Canadian Poetry (2008-17) and BestNewPoemsOnline, among 1,759 other literary outlets across 46 countries. Thomas Ford Conlan When not listening to the simple symphony of wild birds in the morning, Tom Conlan lives, writes, and tends his modest grape vines in the highlands of Northern Michigan. He has captained a Coast Guard Cutter, sailed the world’s lakes and oceans, and now searches for the elusive brook trout in backwater streams. His lyrical memoir “My Journey Begins Where the Road Ends...” was released in June 2017, by Mission Point Press and is available through Amazon, Nook, and local bookstores. For a signed copy, visit: www.thomasfordconlan.com
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