Mark Gilbert
Mark Gilbert lives in the UK and enjoys writing short poetry, medium poetry and prose (any length). He was recently one of the winners in the First Annual Trailblazer Contest, and the author of 'Ribbons and Rainbows', a mini-chapbook about his experience of migraine published by Yavanika Press.
Author's comment on 'nano haiku': These six haiku (one per-page) go from four words in three lines down to just one word for the final poem (which is extremely rare). I hope they make sense and are thought-provoking, both separately and as a collection. I’m suggesting ‘nano haiku’ as a straightforward title which I don’t believe this has been used before in this sense. ‘Nano’ means smaller than ‘mini’ or ‘micro’.
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Dan Brook teaches sociology at San Jose State University, from where he organizes the Hands on Thailand program.
Ron Scully is a retired bookseller. After a lifetime on the road, an original Willie Loman only funnier, he has settled into the foothills of the White Mountains to read and write. He has published widely in short form Japanese verse. He was schedule to have Darlington Braves and Listening for Thirteen Blackbirds to hit the shelves before the pandemic, from Atrium books, but then the world changed.
Nina Anin is a writer from Singapore, where she is attending school. She lives near the coast with her pet cat, Curios. 
Jason W. McGlone's work has appeared or is forthcoming in Briefly Zine, Autofocus, Sledgehammer Lit, and Glint Literary Journal, among others. He edits the process-centered journal Zero Readers, makes music under the name Mourning Oars, and lives in Cincinnati with his family.
Ken Gierke writes poetry primarily in free verse and haiku. He has been published at Vita Brevis, The Ekphrastic Review, Silver Birch Press, Amethyst Review, and Eunoia Review. His poetry is in three anthologies from Vita Brevis Press, as well as in 'easing the edges: a collection of everyday miracles, an anthology' edited by D Ellis Phelps.
Uma Gowrishankar is a writer and artist from Chennai, South India. Her poems have appeared in online and print journals that include Yearbook of Indian Poetry in English 2020-21, Poetry at Sangam, City: A Journal Of South Asian Literature, Qarrtsiluni, Vayavya, Hibiscus: Poems that Heal and Empower, Shimmer Spring, Buddhist Poetry Review, Silver Birch Press, Entropy, Feral: A Journal of Poetry and Art, Curio Poetry. Her full-length collection of poetry ‘Birthing History’ was published by Leaky Boot Press.
Sara Quayle a is a native Vermonter whose writing is often inspired by her love of nature and experiences as a mother, daughter and pediatrician, as well as a passion for social justice. She enjoys the outdoors, gardening, theater, reading extensively and watercolor painting.