Tess Kelly’s work has appeared in Sweet Lit, River Teeth, Passages North, Cleaver Magazine, and BULL, among other publications. She lives, writes, and teaches in the public schools in Portland, Oregon.

Violeta Garcia-Mendoza is a Spanish-American poet, teacher, and suburban wildlife photographer. Her poetry has appeared in numerous literary journals, and in 2022, she received a grant from the Sustainable Arts Foundation. Violeta lives with her husband, teenage children, and pack of rescue dogs on a small certified wildlife habitat in western Pennsylvania. SONGS FOR THE LAND-BOUND (June Road Press, 2024) is her first book.