The Meadow Literary and Art Journal 2011

Journal West . He teaches writing at Stephen F. Austin State University, fights wildfire on a helicopter-rappel crew during the summer and taught the Southernmost Poetry Workshop in the World at South Pole Station, Antarctica during the 2009-2010 summer season. He loves his two daughters very much. Michael P. McManus ’ awards in poetry include a Fellowship from the Louisiana Division of the Arts, The Virginia Award from The Lyric, and The Ocean’s Prize fromSulphur River Literary Review . Lacie Morganis a student at Truckee Meadows Community College. Nicole Navarrois a student at Truckee Meadows Community College. Lindsey Neelywas born and raised in Georgia, and she is a student at Georgia College & State University, and will be graduating in May 2011. Her major is English with a concentration in Creative Writing. Ifeanyichukwu Onyewuchi is a Christian, Nigerian, literary geek, optimist, Mad-Hatterist, technology enthusiast, a fighter not a lover (but he’s a lover too so don’t get it twisted). He is a gentle savage; an electrical engineer with work experience at Apple Inc., but also a poet seeking after God’s heart. Sean Prentiss is an assistant professor of Writing at Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He can be reached at seanprentiss@gmail.com. Suzanne Roberts is the author of four collections of poetry: Shameless (2007), Nothing to You (2008), Three Hours to Burn a Body (Cherry Grove Collections, 2011), andPlotting Temporality (Forthcoming from Pecan Grove Press, 2011). She is also the author of a memoir, Almost Somewhere: 28 Days on the John Muir Trail (forthcoming from the University of Nebraska Press). Suzanne holds degrees in biology and creative writing and a doctorate in literature and the environment from the University of Nevada-Reno. She currently lives in South Lake Tahoe, California where she teaches English at Lake Tahoe Community College. For more information, please visit her website at www.suzanneroberts.org. Erika Robleshas graduated from TMCC and is currently furthering her education. She has lived in Reno since 2003 and considers it a great community. She is an artist, a writer, and self educator. Stephen Schlatter is a student at Truckee Meadows Community College. Robby Schlesinger is a student at Truckee Meadows Community College. theMeadow 127

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