Vincent A. Cellucci received his MFA from Louisiana State University and went to Loyola University New Orleans. This past year he co-authored and presented: “Improving Concept Statements in the Interior Design Junior Studio Course” with Professor Jun Zou at IDEC, published his article “Trail of Livelihood: Using Textual Representation in Design Presentations” in Batture, and collaborated with the Louisiana Division of the Arts to develop and host three Artist Communication Workshops. He has a background in creative writing and the studio arts and he has been published in Exquisite Corpse, moira, New Delta Review, The Pedestal, and Presa. An Easy Place / To Die is his first book of poetry; he also contributed, edited and produced a collaborative (including Andrei Codrescu) audio novel, The Katrina Decameron, which was released on iTunes in late 2010; and he is the founder of River Writers, a downtown Baton Rouge reading series. Vincent coordinates the Communication Studio in the College of Art + Design that specializes in writing in the arts and portfolio development
Benjamin S. Lowenkron has published a chapbook of poems, "Preacher's Blues" and a full-length graphic novel of poetry, "Bone River" is forthcoming this winter (both from Ampersand Books). He teaches in the English and the Humanities departments at Baton Rouge Community College where he a faculty adviser for the poetry club. He received his MFA from LSU in 2009 and his BA in English from the College of William and Mary in 2005
Eric Elliott received his MFA in Poetry from LSU in 2008. He has published one chapbook of poems entitled, "The Graves We Dig," and is currently completing a full length collection of poems and a novel. He teaches English Composition, Literature, Creative Writing and Humanities at Baton Rouge Community College.

Joseph Keegan started playing guitar in 1971; playing and singing in churches, at weddings and coffee shops, and on the streets of New Orleans. He is inspired by American folk music, musicals, Ireland, humor, and songs about death and dying.