Selected Contributors:

Hafsah Aneela Bashir is a published poet, writer and spoken word artist based in Manchester. Her work with NGOs informs her creativity, producing a form of lyrical activism. She has a keen interest in writing as a form of resistance.

John Cassidy has published several collections with Hutchinson and Bloodaxe. His work has appoeared in numerous anthologies and and on radio and television. He was the first tutor in creative writing at theUniversity of Bolton, where he was awared an honorary doctorate.

Joe Doerr author of Order of the Ordinary and editor of The Salt Companion to John Matthias, teaches in Austin, Texas, where he lives with his wife. A music scene fixture, Doerr's discography spans thirty years, nineteen records, and a Grammy nomination. His book Tocayo (Shearsman) is forthcoming.

John Gallas is a New Zealand poet. He has sixteen books published by Carcanet, Cold Hub (NZ) and A graphia Press. His new collection, The Little Sublime Comedy, is due out from Carcanet next year.

N. Josephs (1928-2016) is the pen name of Rena Minkoff, who passed away earlier this year, surrounded by the things she loved most -- her books, her art collevction, her antiques, her garden and her children. A permanent resident of Israel and a mother of five, she always dreamt of coexistence. A translator-editor-librarian by profession, her work has appeared in The Guardian, Arc, on BBC World Service and in anthologies including Le Miroir, celebrating prize winners of the Forum Femmes Méditerranée. She is greatly missed by her family and friends.

Amy Sawyer is a poet residing in Washington, DC. She studied at Clemson University and earned her MFA at Converse College. Amy's work has been published in numerous journals, including South Carolina Review, Louisiana Literature and Conclave Journal

Born in London, Marvin Thompson has maintained his parents' tradition of migration (they were born in Jamaica) by settling amongst the mountains of South Wales. He has an MA in Creative Writing and enjoys teaching English to secondary school students.

Lorna Tracy is still passing undetected through her life.