THE EXHIBITION
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THE EXHIBITION •
‘first melt’
Elliot Mevissen is an undergraduate poet and artist with a fascination for the sky. Their favorite pastimes are knitting, figure skating, and marveling at the world.
‘The Right Time’
John M. Davis currently lives in Visalia, California. His work has appeared in numerous journals, including The Comstock Review, In These Times, The West Trade Review, Gyroscope Review, The Ekphrastic Review (Canada), Constellations and Reunion: The Dallas Review. “The Mojave”, a third chapbook, was published by the Dallas Community Poets.
‘MY STUDIO MEMORY’
Andrew Sarewitz has published a number of short stories as well as having penned scripts for various media. Mr. Sarewitz is a recipient of the City Artists Corp Grant for Writing. His play, Alias Madame Andrèe (based on the life of WWII resistance fighter, Nancy Wake, the “White Mouse”) garnered First Prize from Stage to Screen New Playwrights in San Jose, CA; produced with a multicultural cast and crew.
‘Sunday’
Dylan Night is a former medical professional and published author most recently through Able Muse, Wingless Dreamer, In Parentheses, Lilomul, Neon Origami, South Platte River Review, and Querencia. He resides in San Diego, California with his partner and stepchild. He is currently workshopping his most recent novel.
‘Bird (abandoned) theory’
Lindsay Collier is a writer and educator living in Akron, Ohio. She teaches at Kent State University, working at the University Press, Poetry Center and Writing Commons. Her work is shaped by the landscapes of Northeast Ohio. She finds inspiration in the ordinary and mundane moments of life, reminding her that paying attention is an act of care. When not teaching or writing, Lindsay can be found running down sidewalks, attempting to sketch oranges or reading anything she can get her hands on.
‘famine’
Megan Moss is a writer and author from Kingston, Oklahoma. She has been published in her university's literary journal Originals, as well as The Madison Review, and has been a featured reader at the Wednesday Night Poetry event in Hot Springs, Arkansas. She is a senior at East Central University, majoring in English.
‘It's Different Now’
Ludivine M. was born and raised in Paris, France, and has been living for the past ten years in Berlin, Germany, where she works and raises her two daughters. She mostly writes nonfiction essays about motherhood and addictions. Her work has appeared in The Word’s Faire, Black Horse Review and Tint Journal. You can follow her here: https://www.instagram.com/ludivine_bodymind
‘The Man Who Hates Himself’
Ryan Rahman is a writer based in Orlando, Florida. His works have appeared in Wingless Dreamer Publisher, The Words Faire, and Neon Origami, among others. When he’s not writing, Ryan enjoys reading, listening to music, watching movies, and traveling. Find him on Instagram: ryanrahmanwriter.
‘Invasive’
Laura McDermott Matheric's first book of poetry, Visions on Alligator Alley was published by Lominy Books in 2015. A Professor of English, Laura regularly teaches writing workshops and literature courses at Broward College and throughout the community. Recent publications include The Closed Eye Open, The Sad Girl Diaries, Purple Ink Press, and Chameleon Chimera. She was appointed the first Poet Laureate of the City of Coconut Creek in 2022, first of any municipality in Broward County Florida, furthering her efforts to support growth in education, the arts, and the community. She holds an M.F.A in Creative Writing from Florida International University, and currently, Laura is pursuing her Ph.D. in Higher Educational Leadership and Research Methodology at Florida Atlantic University.
‘The Green Giant’
C. S. Crowe is three crows in a trench coat that gained sentience after eating a magic bean. He spends his days writing stories on a stolen laptop and trading human teeth for peanuts. A poet and storyteller from the Southeastern United States, he believes stories and poems are about the journey, not the destination, and he loves those stories that wander in the wilderness for forty years before finding their way to the promised land.
‘Per Haps’
James B. Nicola is the author of eight collections of poetry, the latest three being Fires of Heaven: Poems of Faith and Sense, Turns & Twists, and Natural Tendencies. His nonfiction book Playing the Audience: The Practical Actor’s Guide to Live Performance won a Choice magazine award.
‘Ilsa, 1985’
Pia Quintano is a New York based writer/painter who often writes about characters who have a hard time coming to grips with adulthood. Her stories have recently appeared in Atlas and Alice, Lunch Ticket and The Tulsa Review.
‘Stretch Marks’
Isabella Walker is a poet and author from a small town in Missouri. She graduated from Stephens College with a Bachelors in Creative Writing and was Editor-in-Chief of the school magazine Harbinger. She has been published in Mid Rivers Review magazine and self publishes all of her work on Vocal.
‘HELL IS REAL’
Patrick M. Hare’s works have appeared in Gordon Square Review, Bookends Review, The Metaworker, Vestal Review, and Photochemistry and Photobiology. They are mostly good words and only a few are made up. He lives near Cincinnati, OH, USA but can be found online at pmhare.wordpress.com.
‘To Rest The Soul of A Hummingbird’
Jerrice J. Baptiste is a poet, author of nine books. Her most recent book titled, Coral in The Diaspora is published by Abode Press. She’s been nominated twice for a Pushcart Prize by Jerry Jazz Musician 2024 & Abode Press 2025. Her writing has been published or is forthcoming in One Art: Poetry Journal, Neologism Poetry, The Write Launch, The Banyan Review, Mantis, The Yale Review, Artemis Journal and hundreds of others.
‘US-400 E/US-54 E’
Ashlyn Velasquez is a nurse and poet from a small Kansas town. She currently lives in New York, writing poetry and self publishing chapbooks with her friends. She takes inspiration from the dream-like state that rural communities are enveloped in, and the discomfort they produce.