John Keene is the author of Annotations (New Directions) and with artist Stackhouse of Seismosis (1913 Press). His poetry, fiction, essays, translations, and art have appeared widely. He teaches at Rutgers University-Newark.

Andy Mister is a writer and visual artist. He attended Loyola University and the University of Montana. His work has appeared in Boston Review, Colorado Review, Fence, Northwest Review, Verse other journals. He is the author of  Liner Notes (forthcoming from Station Hill press) and the chapbook Hotels  (Fewer & Further, 2009). Born in New Orleans, he lives and works in Brooklyn, NY.