Patrick S. Donnelly, Lynn McGee, Joanna C. Valente
Patrick S. Donnelly is the author of four books of poetry—Little-Known Operas (Four Way Books, 2019), Jesus Said (a chapbook from Orison Books, 2017), Nocturnes of the Brothel of Ruin (Four Way Books, 2012), and The Charge (Ausable Press, 2003, since 2009 part of Copper Canyon Press), which was a 2013 finalist for the Lambda Literary Award for Gay Poetry. Donnelly is director of the Poetry Seminar at The Frost Place. His translations with Stephen D. Miller of classical Japanese poetry were awarded the 2015-2016 Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission Prize for the Translation of Japanese Literature. Donnelly’s other awards include a U.S./Japan Creative Artists Program Award, an Artist Fellowship from the Massachusetts Cultural Council, the Margaret Bridgman Fellowship in Poetry from the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference, and a 2018 Amy Clampitt Residency Award. More at patrickdonnellypoetry.com.
Lynn McGee is the author of the poetry collection Tracks (Broadstone Books, 2019; Sober Cooking (Spuyten Duyvil Press, 2016), and the chapbooks Heirloom Bulldog (Bright Hill Press, 2015) and Bonanza (Slapering Hol Press, 1997). Her poems have appeared or are forthcoming in numerous journals, including Lavender Review, Painted Bride Quarterly, Glassworks, The American Journal of Poetry, and others, as well as in anthologies including Like Light: 25 years of Poetry & Prose by Bright Hill Poets & Writers (Bright Hill Press, 2017), edited by Bertha Rogers; Rabbit Ears: TV Poems (NYQ Books, 2015), edited by Joe Allegretti, and Stonewall’s Legacy: A Poetry Anthology (Local Gems Press, 2019), edited by Rusty Rose and Marc Rosen. McGee holds an MFA in Poetry from Columbia University, and has been awarded a MacDowell fellowship and a Judith’s Room Emerging Writers Award. In addition, a NYC Literacy Center’s Recognition Award for her work in adult literacy, and Heart of the Center Award from the LGBT Community Center in New York City. Having taught creative writing in many schools, colleges, and universities, McGee is now a communications manager at the Borough of Manhattan Community College, and lives in the Bronx, New York.
Joanna C. Valente is a human who lives in Brooklyn, New York. They are the author of Sirs & Madams (Aldrich Press, 2014), The Gods Are Dead (Deadly Chaps Press, 2015), Xenos (Agape Editions, 2016), Marys of the Sea (The Operating System, 2017), Sexting Ghosts (Unknown Press, 2018), and No(body) (Madhouse Press, 2019). Valente is the editor of A Shadow Map: Writing by Survivors of Sexual Assault, (Civil Coping Mechanisms, 2017). They hold an MFA in writing from Sarah Lawrence College. Valente is the founder of Yes Poetry and the senior managing editor of Luna Luna Magazine. Their work has appeared in numerous venues, including The Rumpus, Them, Brooklyn Magazine, BUST, and others. Valente also leads workshops at Brooklyn Poets. joannavalente.com / Twitter: @joannasaid / IG: joannacvalente / FB: joannacvalente