Ray Skjelbred lived in Chicago and Seattle before settling in Oakland, California, where he is a jazz pianist and author of three books of poetry.

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Poets in this issue: D.N. Baldwin, Barry Butson, Patti Conroy, Sandor Csoori, Istvan Csukas, Luis Andres Figueroa, Randy Fingland, Brent Fisk, Hugh Fox, Jim Garrett, Taylor Graham, Therese Halscheid, Penny Harter, Ruth Holzer, William Keenan Jr., Ruth Moon Kempher, Adele Kenny, Arthur Winfield Knight, Richard Krech, Gary L. Lark, Julie Lechevsky, Pete Lee, Lyn Lifshin, Nanc. Tupper Ling, Ellaraine Lockie, Susan Lowden, Megan Merchant, James Norcliffe, Shari O'Brien, Andrew H. Oerke, Ed Orr, Estelle Nachimoff Padawer, Kathe Palka, Alissa Pecora, Tom Plante, David E. Poston, Linda Radice, Charles Rammelkamp, Edwin Romond, Holly Scalera, Ray Skjelbred, Carol Smallwood, Paul Sohar, D.E. Steward, Maxine Susman, Dana Thu, Madeline Tiger, Joe Weil, A.D. Winans, and Zyllah Zala.