Joshua Gage is a member of the Deep Cleveland Tribe of Poetics and the Cleveland Speculators. His chapbook,
Deep Cleveland Lenten Blues, is available on Deep Cleveland Press, and his collection of haiku, breaths, is forthcoming from VanZeno Press. His favourite kind of weather is either a light drizzle in an autumn afternoon--enough that he has to wear a Pendleton, but not enough that it sticks--or a snow storm at night, when it seems as though the stars are pulling off of the sky.
Desiree Isphording is an artist specializing in mythopoetic portraiture and illustration. Although primarily a visual artist, she is also involved in other art forms. She enjoys bellydancing, playing the Celtic harp and Native American Style flute, and writing. She currently has
an Etsy shop where her handcrafted jewelry, art, leathercraft is available for purchase, and prints of her work are available through
deviantART.
She says, "honestly, the only poem I could think of which brought to mind 'cherry' was of course 'Goblin Market' by Christina Rossetti (her brother is one of my favorite artists!), although some of the poems/songs of Mirabai also come to mind."
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