Michael Simms has been active in politics and poetry for over 40 years as a writer, teacher, editor, and community activist. He is the founder of Autumn House Press, a nonprofit publisher of books of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction. He's also the author of four collections of poetry and a college textbook about poetry - and the lead editor of over 100 published books. Simms has an MFA from the University of Iowa and a Certificate in Plant-based Nutrition from Cornell University. He lives with his wife, Eva, and their two children in the historic Mount Washington neighborhood overlooking the city of Pittsburgh. Giuliana Certo is a poet, educator, and editor. She lives in Pittsburgh with her husband and son. Christine Stroud is a poet living in Pittsburgh, PA and is the editor in chief of Autumn House Press. She has an MFA in Creative Writing from Chatham University. She has published two chapbooks, Sister Suite (Disorder Press) and The Buried Return (Finishing Line Press). Stroud's poems have appeared in Prairie Schooner, Hobart, Cimarron Review, The Laurel Review, and many others.