Contributors

John W. Currier is a writer living in Hartland, Wisconsin. His first novel, Clovis, King of the Franks, will soon be published by Marquette University Press.

Tim Farrington lives in San Francisco with his wife, a garden, and a view of the Pacific Ocean. His first novel, The California Book of the Dead, will be published by Pocket Books in the spring.

David Guy is the author of four novels, the most recent being The Autobiography of My Body (Plume). He lives in Durham, North Carolina.

Valerie Ann Leff lives in Asheville, North Carolina, where she teaches creative-writing workshops. Her stories have appeared in the Women’s Times and the Rockford Review.

Lyn Lifshin’s latest book of poetry, Cold Comfort (Black Sparrow), will be published in February. She lives in Vienna, Virginia.

Lou Lipsitz is a psychotherapist living in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

Ann Marsden leads creative-writing workshops and is working on a book about motherhood as a spiritual path. She lives in East Haddam, Connecticut.

Sy Safransky is editor of The Sun.

Lauren Slater’s essays have appeared in many literary publications, including the 1994 edition of Best American Essays. She lives in Somerville, Massachusetts.

Mark Smith-Soto is a professor at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and editor of the International Poetry Review.

Mary Sojourner writes: “Recently, someone said to me, ‘All you write about is ravaged things — trees, people, towns.’ ‘Look around,’ I said. ‘Look hard.’ ” She lives in Flagstaff, Arizona.

Sparrow is featured on The United States of Poetry (Mouth Almighty/Mercury Records), the soundtrack to the PBS television series of the same name. He lives in New York City.