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Jermaine Thompson was born and raised in Louisville, MS. Inspired by having to memorize Langston Hughes “Dreams” for a Black History Program at St. James Presbyterian Church, he’s been writing poetry since eighth grade. Jermaine has publications in…

Catherine Pierce is the author of four books of poems: Danger Days (2020), The Tornado Is the World (2016), The Girls of Peculiar (2012), and Famous Last Words (2008), all from Saturnalia Books. Her work has appeared in The Best American Poetry, the…

Dr. Richard Lyons is the former director of creative writing in the English Department at Mississippi State University.  He is a professor of creative writing and English.  He came to Mississippi State University in the fall of 1994.  He has served…

Isabelle Lang has moved from the bayou to the desert and back again, and holds a BA and MA in English from Mississippi State University. She recently graduated with an MFA in Poetry from the University of Nevada, Reno, with a thesis collection…

Civil War service record for Richard Christmas