Lola Haskins has published five full-length collections of poetry, the most recent of which is Extranjera (Story Line, 1998). Story Line also reissued Hunger, which won the Iowa Poetry Prize in 1992, and will publish Desire Lines, New and Selected Poems in 2002. A further volume, The Rim Benders, is forthcoming in October, 2001 from Anhinga Press. Ms. Haskins has taught Computer Science at the University of Florida since the late 1970s, and lives on a farm outside Gainesville with her husband, two dogs, two cats, and a large number of fish.

Paul K Henry lives with his wife and two young sons & works as a staff nurse in a busy local Hospital in the North West of England. His poetry is a blend of fiction and non fiction, where he attempts to see everyday life from alternative, sometimes, admittedly warped angles. His poetry has recently been published at Snakeskin Web Magazine, Gumball, Breathe, The Literary Expresso and the Crescent Moon.

Donna Hill lives in British Columbia, Canada with her three sons. She has been seriously writing poetry for a few years now, drawing much of her writing style for realism from life around her, her family, and her work as a child educator. She currently is poetry editor of Erosha, an online literary journal of the erotic. Donna's poems have appeared in print issues of One Dog Press, Poems Niederngrasse, Poetry Motel and Peshekee River and have also been published by numerous literary webzines. Her poem, "my hands write when I need them to," took first prize in Comrades first annual poetry contest, while "the moon is a sliver tonight" placed seventh. Both poems are slated to appear in Comrades’ upcoming anthology, 2001. Donna’s first book, Dimensional Dreams, is available through emailing her at dmhill65@home.com or Mt. Aukum Press in CA. at bensays@cdepot.net

Richard Jordan is a PhD Mathematician who writes poetry in his "spare time". He is presently an Assistant Professor at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts. Shortly, however, he will be leaving academics for industry and Massachusetts for Northern Virginia. His poems will appear in upcoming issues of ZygZag, PoetryRepairShop, and Ken*again.

Mia was born in Korea. She’s happy wherever she goes, whomever she meets and whatever moves her to write. When she writes, her primary concern is to share her work, the fruits of her travels and experiences, with as many people as she can. She’s especially grateful to the editor of 3rd Muse Poetry and to the editors of The Poet’s Canvas for giving her just that opportunity to share her written joys and struggles with anyone who’ll "listen" to her. And yes, she can and will change her mind a lot...in a blink of an eye.