M is a poet. Her work has appeared or is forthcoming in a variety of journals – Harpur Palate, Rattle, Pedestal, The Dirty Napkin, Babelfruit, and others. During her career, she was an instructor and training director in both corporate and government environments.
Steve is in the middle of a career change and has recently graduated from PSU with a degree in Psychology. Together with Constance they are the co-chairs for the Portland unit of the Oregon Poetry Association (OPA), the Figures of Speech Reading Series and a monthly critique group that meets at In Other Words and is open to the public. He has had work published in various journals including Stirring, Scratch, The Rose and Thorn, and Word Riot. He has a chapbook, “Skin Stretched Around the Hollow” published by Rattlesnake Press in 2007. Together with Contance, he is working on a pilot project to bring creative writing classes to senior centers in the area.
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