Bent Pin Contributors 7/2007

John Basinger is a A Professor Emeritus of Theater and Sign Language at Three Rivers Community College in Connecticut. Among his credits are: a long-time involvement wit the National Theatre of the Deaf as an actor and musician, a featured role in Paramount Pictures' Children of a Lesser God, and performances with the Long Wharf Theater, Hartford Stage Company, and the Manhattan Theater Club. He has been a Mellon Fellow in Theater at Yale University, is a nationally recognized storyteller. He is the author of Benedict Arnold: A Brave Revenge, and has performed all twelve books of Milton's Paradise Lost from memory. He is presently appearing at the Vineyard Playhouse on Martha's Vineyard in the world premier of This Island Alone. In this issue: How to Make Art  Submitted as: Poetry

New Yorker Gary Beck's recent fiction has appeared in EWG PRESENTS, NUVEIN MAGAZINE, BABEL, VINCENT BROTHERS REVIEW, L'INTRIGUE MAGAZINE, THE JOURNAL, SHORT STORIES BIMONTHLY and BIBLIOPHILOS. His poetry has appeared in dozens of literary magazines. His chapbook, The Conquest of Somalia, will be published by Cervena Barva Press. His plays and translations of Moliere, Aristophanes, and Sophocles have been produced off-Broadway. He is a writer/director of award-winning social issue video documentaries. In this issue: The Audition Submitted as: Flash fiction

Danny Bernardi is a UK based writer. He is the author of a novel entitled, Under the Rotunda, which is set in his native city of Birmingham. In this issue: A jigsaw on your floor  Submitted as: Flash fiction

William Brazill lives in Virgina on the banks of the Potomac River, where he writes fiction and watches the water flow by. His most recent stories have appeared in AMSTERDAM SCRIPTUM, LONG STORY SHORT, THE ELECTRIC ACORN, FLASHSHOT, SOMEWHAT, LITBITS, AND THE BOSTON LITERARY REVIEW. In this issue: As Water Spilt on the Ground Submitted as: Flash fiction

Patrick Carrington is the poetry editor for the art & literary journal MANNEQUIN ENVY (www.mannequinenvy.com). His manuscript Thirst (Codhill, 2007) won Codhill Press’ 2006 Poetry Chapbook Award. He has poetry forthcoming in print at THE CONNECTICUT REVIEW, THE EVANSVILLE REVIEW, THE NEW YORK QUARTERLY, HUNGER MOUNTAIN and other journals, and online at POETRY SOUTHEAST, PAINTED BRIDE QUARTERLY, GREEN HILLS LITERARY LANTERN and elsewhere. Rise, Fall, and Acceptance (MSR Publishing, 2006), his first collection, finished as runner-up in Main Street Rag's 2006 Poetry Book Contest and was released in December. In this issue: The Taste of Apples Underground  Submitted as: Previously published poetry

Sarah Chavez is a California native currently living with her partner in the midwest. She graduated from Ball State University with her M.A. in Creative Writing in May 2007. She teaches beginners college-level composition and feels that working with 18 year old freshman makes you a stronger person. She hopes to one day teach Creative Writing and live the lifestyle of well-balanced, happy artist. In this issue: Running into things Submitted as: Poetry

Elizabeth Cleary, a poet, amateur carpenter and landscape designer, sister, daughter, aunt, and friend of many names, aspires to document the beauty and torment played out in her garden daily. She is a member two writers groups and a poetry performance troupe. Among others, her poetry has appeared in CADUCEOUS and We Shijin Book I. In this issue: Waves like grief Submitted as: Poetry

SuzAnne C. Cole, author of To Our Heart’s Content: Meditations for Women Turning 50 (Contemporary), has been a community college English instructor for most of her career, but now concentrates on writing. Her stories have appeared in THE WORLD’S BEST SHORTEST STORIES, NEW TEXAS 2003, SUDDENLY V, III, II, and SHARDS, all anthologies. She has had poems, plays, and essays published in a variety of anthologies, journals, and newspapers including NEWSWEEK, THE HOUSTON CHRONICLE, THE SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS, THE BALTIMORE SUN, and TROIKA, and has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize.. In this issue: Jackpot Submibtted as: Flash fiction state

Jeff Crouch is a writer in Grand Prairie, Texas. His writing has appeared in ABOVE GROUND TESTING, CANOPIC JAR, THE CEREBRAL CATALYST, CORDITE,THE DEAD MULE SCHOOL OF SOUTHERN LITERATURE, THE DREAM PEOPLE, LUNATIC CHAMELEON, MY FAVORITE BULLET, SAUCY VOX, SEMANTIKON, SUBTERRANEAN QUARTERLY, UNDERGROUND WINDOW, VENUE--A SOUTHERN FORUM, STATIC MOVEMENT, THE ROSE AND THORN, SPENT MEAT, TRE_A_ TRO, UNLIKELY STORIES, MG VERSION 2, and WIRE SANDWICH with more forthcoming in SN REVIEW and LAIKA POETRY REVIEW In this issue: A Mannequin of Sea Submitted as: Poetry

Nicole Cartwright Denison lives on a trout farm and teaches writing and literature in the mountains of western North Carolina. Her work has appeared in SIREN, STIRRING, THE PEDESTAL MAGAZINE, WICKED ALICE, POEMS NIEDERNGASSE, 2RIVER VIEW and others. Her chapbook, Recovering the Body, is forthcoming from dancing girl press in late 2007. She also serves as an editorial assistant for LILY. In this issue: Poet’s Vow to Poem  Submitted as: Poetry

Jewel Davis is a theater artist and writer who has performed, directed and choreographed professionally throughout the U.S. and British Isles. She holds a BA in Theater from University of NH and an MA in Theater Movement from Wesleyan University in Connecticut. Presently, she is earning an MFA in Writing at Vermont College. She also teaches English Composition, Creative Nonfiction, Theater, Communication, and Literature at NH Community Technical College and Middlesex Community College. She has completed a theater book for educators and counselors entitled Issues Oriented Theater- a Guide to Encourage Dialogue Amongst Teens which uses theater to explore teen/family life issues. Her play, Shadow Dancing won an award from the CT Playwrights Collective. Her creative nonfiction has been published in COMPASS ROSE, MOONDANCE LITERARY MAGAZINE and CEZANNES CARROT, THE SN REVIEW and RE:PORTS MAGAZINE. and is forthcoming iN LILITH MAGAZINE In this issue: Not From The Horse’s Mouth  Submitted as: Creative Nonfiction/Essay

Ryan Dilbert is currently completing his MFA at Antioch University Los Angeles, CA. His writing has appeared in MCSWEENEY'S INTERNET TENDENCY, GETGOMAGAZINE, LEAGUE OF LABORING POETS and he writes a humor column for THEFOOTNOTE.COM. In this issue: Awhile Submitted as: Poetry

Bonnie Enes, Poet Laureate of South Windsor, CT and has had poetry published in COLLEGE POETRY REVIEW, PEGASUS, SHAPES, CANVAS, HARTFORD WOMAN, NEW DIMENSIONS, KENNEBEC (U of ME), NAMASTE, NUDE BEACH, YANKEE, CHRONICLE, OPEN WEAVE, FAIRFIELD REVIEW (editor’s & readers’ choice), POET’S COVE, New Monhegan Press—An Anthology [monhegan.com/slam/past.html], COUNTRY AND ABROAD, ARTIS, SCOPE, CHRONOGRAM and PERSPECTIVES. She is the winner of several first place awards in The Windham Area Poetry Festival and received The Maine Poetry Fellowship Award. Her short story, The Hillsboro Garden and Literary Guild was developed into a play and won awards in Maine and Connecticut. She also teaches, “The Who, What, When, Where, Why and How of Poetry.” In this issue:Memories as a Whelk Shell Submitted as: Poetry

Richard Fein is a Brooklyn, NY resident who’s poetry has appeared in many venues on and off the web including DARK PLANET, ASPHALT STRAWBERRY, PIGIORNMALT. In this issue: Finding Horatio Street  Submitted as: poetry

John Grey's latest book is What Else Is There from Main Street Rag. His work has been published recently in AGNI, WORCESTER REVIEW, SOUTH CAROLINA REVIEW and THE JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. In this issue: Waiting Game Submitted as: Poetry

Jim Harrington is a retired librarian embarking on a new career. Previous stories have appeared in LONG STORY SHORT and LAUGHTER LOAF. In this issue: Left Handers beware Submitted as: Flash fiction

T. R. Healy was born and raised in the Pacific Northwest, and his stories have appeared in such online journals as 3711 ATLANTIC, BRINK, CLOCKWISE CAT, THE FOLIATE OAK, LILY, PLUM BISCUIT, SHINE, VERBSAP, and WILD VIOLETS. In this issue: Tu Quoque  Submitted as: flash fiction

Doris Henderson lives in Danbury, Connecticut, where she facilitates a workshop for the Connecticut Poetry Society. Her work has appeared in SLANT, COMSTOCK REVIEW, CONNECTICUT RIVER REVIEW, PARTING GIFTS, NEW VERSE NEWS, COMMON GROUND, BENT PIN QUARTERLY, and others. Her poem Distances was nominated for a Pushcart prize. In this issue: HIV: The Test Submitted as: poetry

Bryon D. Howell has been writing poetry for many years, but has only recently gone into full force seeking publication. He has recently had work in THE CEREBRAL CATALYST, YELLOW MAMA, LAUGHTER LOAF, FOLIATE OAK ONLINE and many more. In this issue: ONE DANCE-FLOOR, TWO VIOLATIONS, AND NOT A DRY COP IN THE HOUSE Submitted as: Poetry

TERRI D. KLEIN lives in Cromwell, Connecticut, where she is a homemaker on a quest for meaning. Along the way, she writes. She is a member of the women's poetry circle Artemis Rising. She prefers her poetry (and everyone else's) out loud, performing and listening at Connecticut's many open mikes. She performs solo and with Victoria Munoz and Tom Nicotera as "Not Just Any Tom, Vic, and Terri." Their next performance will be November 6, 2007, at the Prosser Library in Bloomfield. In this issue: Forever?  Submitted as: Poetry

Duane Locke holds a Ph.D in Metaphysical Poetry and has had 5,877 poems published in print and e zines, and 17 books and ebooks published.. Also, a painter exhibited widely--a discussion of his work appears in Gary Monroe’s Extraordinary Interpretations (U of Fla press), Recent exhibition: “Outsider Art” at Polk Museum. He is also a photographer, 289 published photos on internet, many are close-ups of tossed away trash, Mystic vegetation, visual music and nature (primarily small insects). He resides in Lakeland Florida. For more information, interviews, awards, etc. google him, there are has quasi half-million entries, or find his entry in Who’s Who in America. In this issue: several poems from the series E MAIL TO DAMNISO LOPEZ Submitted as Poetry

Allen McGill is originally from NYC, but lives, writes, acts and directs theatre in Mexico. His published fiction, non-fiction, poetry, essays, plays, photos, etc., have won awards and appeared in: NY TIMES, THE WRITER, NEWSDAY, LITERARY POTPOURRI, POETRY MIDWEST, QLRS, HERONS NEST, FROGPOND, MODERN HAIKU, WORLD HAIKU REVIEW, many others. He is a former member of PEN. He was an invited guest at the First World Poetry Festival in Taiwan 2005, haibun editor for SIMPLY HAIKU, and two of his plays have been professionally produced in Sacramento and L.A. His first book -- SUNSEEKERS, a selection of haiku and haibun by Allen McGill -- has just been published by Golden Swamp Warbler Press. In this issue: That Long Summer Submitted as: Flash fiction and TRANS-CONFUSION Submitted as: a one-act play

Mark McGuire-Schwartz says he sometimes imagines that he was raised by bears, and it shows. He recently retired from twenty-seven years working as a bureaucrat in state government, where he strove to raise the level of memos and emails to an art form. Mark is author of a short play, Meeting Arthur Miller, which was produced as part of the Short and NEAT program during the 2004 International Festival of Arts and Ideas, in New Haven. His work has previously appeared in The FAIRFIELD REVIEW, ROUGUESCHOLARS.COM and in BENT PIN QUARTERLY. In this issue: Turkey Club Submitted as: poetry

Karen Neuberg's work has appeared in literature journals such as BARROW STREET, COLUMBIA POETRY REVIEW, ELIXIR, DINER, AND PHOEBE, AND ON-LINE FOR SHAMPOO, THE DIAGRAM, CAN WE HAVE OUR BALL BACK, TOASTED-CHEESE, and others. She holds an MFA from the New School. One of her poems recently received a Pushcart nomination. In this issue: How the body fills time Submitted as: Poetry

Lou Orfanella’s latest book, Excursions: Poetry and Prose brings together many genres of literature. His books include Streets of New York, Allurements and Lamentations, Composite Sketches, The Last Automat, Permanent Records, How I Happened and Summer Rising, River Flowing and the work of nonfiction Scenes from an Ordinary Life: Getting Naked to Explore a Writer’s Process and Possibilities. He contributed chapters to the books Reel Rebels, When Genres Collide, and Rationales for Teaching Young Adult Literature. His columns, essays, articles, reviews, and poems have appeared in many national and regional publications. He holds degrees from Columbia University and Fordham University and teaches writing at Western Connecticut State University and English in the Valhalla, New York school district. He offers individual and group workshops on poetry, fiction, memoir, journalism, and family history. Write LORFANELLA@hotmail.com. In this issue: A Little Night Music Submitted as: Flash Fiction

Ken Pobo's new book of poems, Glass Garden, will appear from WordTech Press in July 2008. His work appears in journals such as NIMROD, MUDFISH, FORPOETRY.COM, THREE CANDLES, THE FIDDLEHEAD, INDIANA REVIEW, and elsewhere. He likes to garden, read, and watch Bette Davis films. Bergman too. Catch his radio show "Obscure Oldies" on WDNR.com from 6-8pm on Saturdays EDT. In this issue: Massacre Submitted as: Poetry

Maria Pollack has had short fiction published in THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS, THE LITTLE MAGAZINE, THE LOYALHANNA REVIEW, WINGS, QUANTUM TAO, ART TIMES, URBAN DESIRES, LILY, THE ANGLER, THE GREEN SILK JOURNAL, THE PICOLATA REVIEW, WORD RIOT, EMG-ZINE, BLUE PRINT REVIEW, CHICK FLICKS, BOSTON LITERARY MAGAZINE, THE LATE, LATE SHOW, AND THE GHOST IN THE GAZEBO: AN ANTHOLOGY OF NEW ENGLAND GHOST STORIES. She lives in upstate New York. In this issue: The Kiss Submitted as: Flash fiction

Robin Sampson is a member of the CT-based six-woman poetry performance troupe Shijin. She’s active with the Wednesday Night Poetry Series in Bethel, CT as a host and hanger-on. Her publishing credits include a chapbook We Shijin; Book 1, THE NEW VERSE NEWS, WICKED ALICE, THE BITTER OLEANDER, several anthologies and a few other odd places. In this issue: Staring Back Submitted as: Poetry

Karen Schubert is a graduate student in creative writing at Cleveland State University. During her undergraduate years at Youngstown State, she served as editor of the PENGUIN REVIEW, and won YSU’s Hare Award for poetry. Her work has been published or is forthcoming in MID-AMERICA POETRY REVIEW, DMQ, ANGLE, PRIMAVERA, VERSAL, POETRY MIDWEST , and others. In this issue: The Family Responds and On My Second Margurita Submitted as: Poetry

Peter Schwartz is the editor of the literary journal 'EYE' and associate art editor of MAD HATTERS' REVIEW. He has over 200 poems published in such journals as PORCUPINE, VOX, AND COLOR WHEEL, and seven stories published with one pending. He also has paintings published all over the Internet and in some university run print journals. Mr. Schwartz is currently working on paintings for an exhibit with the Amsterdam Whitney Gallery in Chelsea NYC. In this issue: Two sided Morning Submitted as: Poetry

Lisa L. Siedlarz is a graduate student at Southern Connecticut State University where she was named 2005-2006 Graduate poet. Her honors include the 2006 Leo Connellan prize, the 2006 John Holmes Poetry Award, and nomination for a 2006 pushcart prize. Her work has appeared or is forthcoming in LOUISIANA LITERATURE, CONNECTICUT REVIEW, RATTLE, POETRY SOUTHEAST, THE SOUTH CAROLINA REVIEW, NEW MILLENNEIUM WRITINGS, CADUCEUS, CONNECTICUT RIVER REVIEW, ALIMENTUM, and WAR, LITERATURE & THE ARTS. Ms. Siedlarz lives in New Haven , CT. In this issue: Swans Partner for Life Submitted as: Poetry

Angie Smibert has work published or forthcoming in FLASHQUAKE, FLASH ME, CRIMSON HIGHWAY, MYTHOLOG, TRIPTYCH, HEAVY GLOW, and BOSTON LITERARY MAGAZINE. In this issue: Fresh Linen Submitted as: Flash fiction

Margo Solod has been an innkeeper, chef, lighting designer and factory worker to support her writing habit. After 20 years of traveling, four chapbooks, one full length book, 100+ published poems in 70+ magazines and 5 anthologies, three trucks and nine sets of tires, she has settled with her partner and several giant dogs in the middle of 72 acres in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. In this issue: Interview #2 Submitted as: Poetry

Janet Thorning lives in Toronto, Ontario, with her husband and three children. Janet is currently working on her first poetry chapbook and her first novel, and she has recently published in THE RAMBLER, ARABESQUES REVIEW, and 971 MENU. Upcoming publications include, BOSTON LITERARY MAGAZINE, BATEAU PRESS, SIX SENTENCES. In this issue: A Rat is a Rat  Submitted as: flash fiction

Steve Trebellas recently got his MFA from Southern Illinois University His poems have appeared in HISS QUARTERLY, LUNAROSITY, STONE TABLE, BOXCAR, INNISFREE, and POEMELEON. In this issue: _The Bridge at Chester_ Submitted as: Poetry

Faith Vicinanza - An Information Technology consultant, a widely published poet, a publisher, one time founder and editor of the Underwood Review, literary organizer, a guest editor, an open mic host, a poetry festival/series creator and organizer and promoter, a teacher, a workshop facilitator and author of numerous poetry chapbooks, a mother, grandmother and wife, Ms. Vicinanza has been a creative force in Connecticut poetry for many years. In this issue: Temporary Widow Submitted as: Poetry

Peter Vicinanza - A retired Information Technology executive and entrepreneur, who was downsized five times by corporate buyouts, Mr Vicinanza has begun writing flash and poetry vignettes of growing up in old New York (City.) His work is forthcoming in the fall issue of THE CONNECTICUT REVIEW. In this issue: The Fisherman Submitted as: flash/memoir

Richard Wile received his MFA in nonfiction from the University of Southern Maine’s Stonecoast Creative Writing Program in 2005. His essays have been published in such diverse places as PRAIRIE SCHOONER, THE CHRISTIAN CENTURY, and CIGAR AFICIONADO, as well as in an anthology, Reflections on Maine. He has recently completed a memoir, Those That Mourn: A Memoir of Grief and Grace. A native of Maine, he lives with his wife Mary Lee in an old family home in Yarmouth, Maine. In this issue: LIMBO ubmitted as: flash/nonfiction

Martin Willitts, Jr. is a Senior Librarian for the New York State Department of Corrections. His recent poems appear in PEBBLE LAKE REVIEW, HOTMETALPRESS.NET, SURVIVOR REVIEW, 3LIGHTS, HAIGAONLINE, SURVIVOR REVIEW, and 5TH GEAR. His full-length book of poetry with his artwork, The Secret Language of the Universe, is available from March Street Press, 2006. In this issue: I Restore Old Victorian Houses Submitted as: Poetry

About the editor
Mistryel (Mar) Walker, founding editor of Bent Pin Quarterly, author of Inverse Origami, the art of unfolding, is a poet, artist, musician and writer. She has a number of websites including The Metaphoratorium at mistryel.com. She holds a Bachelors in Liberal Studies/Humanities as well as 30 hours of graduate study in writing and art. Cover Art: Surfacing in Light.