Claudia Serea is a Romanian-born poet whose poems have appeared in New Letters, 5 a.m., Meridian, Word Riot, Apple Valley Review, and many others. She's A two-time Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net nominee. More at cserea.tumblr.com/. Connie Post served as the first Poet Laureate of Livermore, California from 2005 - 2009. Her work has appeared in The Aurorean, Calyx, Kalliope, Cold Mountain Review, and many others. She was the winner of the Cover Prize for the Spring 2009 issue of The Dirty Napkin and the winner of the 2009 Caesura Poetry Awards from Poetry Center of San Jose. Cynthia Bracket...