Dan Zev Levinson
Dan Zev Levinson brings poetry into classrooms and other sites through California Poets in the Schools. He has taught at Humboldt State University and College of the Redwoods, is a Redwood Writing Project teacher-consultant, and a founder of the Lost Coast Writers Retreat. Dan holds degrees in creative writing, literature, and the teaching of writing from the University of North Carolina, Greensboro; the University of California, Santa Cruz; and Humboldt State University. He is the author of Song of Six Rivers, an epic-length poem largely inspired by his experiences at Camp Mattole, and accompanied by archival photos, co-published by Humboldt State University Press and SequoiaSong Publications. He is also the author of The Sauntering,
an even longer poem, co-published by The Press at Cal Poly Humboldt and SequoiaSong Publications.
See zevlev.com
Jim Steinberg
For the last thirty-odd years, Jim has mined his life’s experience, as well of those of people he has known, for stories about family, intimacy, work and community. He put his nose to the ground, search for a scent, found his characters, and ask them to reveal themselves and show him their trails. Jim’s reward and privilege are the freedom to wonder, find meaning, and
communicate with readers similarly inclined. It is always a lovely journey.
Short story Published HERE
Michael Bickford
Michael Bickford writes poetry and fiction on California’s Redwood Coast. He is a fellow of the Redwood Writing Project, and a founding member of Lost Coast Writers Community. His work has appeared in Toyon, Abandoned Mine, Fauxmoir, Seven Gill Shark Review, Ink People Center for the Arts, The /tEmz/ Review, and Neologism Poetry Review.
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Jana Zvibleman
Pronounced J (as in J) ana (rhymes with bandana) ZWEE bel mn.
Jana Zvibleman is the poet laureate of her backyard, which currently lies amidst the Oregon mountains. A storyteller by heredity, she has collaborated with sculptors, painters, actors, buskers, and a flugelhornist. She bursts into story anywhere from on her couch to a river path. She was featured on The Moth Storytelling mainstage. Jana is also a photographer, essayist, artist-on-the-loose, playwright, and teacher of writing, the Montessori approach for parents, and other life-saving techniques. Her work can be found in literary journals, chapbooks, anthologies, magazines, and t-shirts.
Visit her website: www.jana-z.com
To purchase books, Jana encourages shopping Independent Bookstores
Amazon Link: Jana Zvibleman
Tom Hedt
Originally from Washington State, Thomas Hedt lives in Eureka, California. He began writing poetry as a way to observe and reflect on the natural world and the human experience, drawing inspiration from landscapes he’s known well and places he’s only passed through. His work has been published widely, including Flash Boulevard, Cirque, The Lilly Poetry Review, Does It Have Pockets, The Sijo International Journal of Poetry and Song, and elsewhere. His poetry compilation, Artifacts and Assorted Memorabilia, was published by Cold River Press. Tom serves as the Associate Poetry Editor for Bending Genres.
Tom holds bachelor’s degrees in soils and agronomy, a professional certification in applied environmental economics, and a master’s in environmental policy and management (MSc). Over a career spanning 36 years, in Washington, California, Alaska, Arizona and Washington, D.C., he worked in natural resources conservation focusing on the intersection of working lands and sustainable ecosystems.
When he’s not writing, Tom enjoys hiking, roasting coffee, and looking for excuses to catch the sunset over the Pacific. He continues to explore new literary forms and themes, guided by curiosity and a lifelong appreciation for the natural world.
Visit Tom’s website: thomashedt.com
Lost Coast Author
First Song (Invocation)
This is how it happened.
We were around the fire.
We heard the owl.
We heard the wolf.
We recited the wolf sound
around the fire.
We saw the wolf a new way.
We saw each other a new way.
We will not stop howling.
We will not stop howling.
“Howlin” Bob Davis