April 26th bios
Michele Belluomini's work has appeared in many journals. Recently,
she read her work at the Cafe Improv at Princeton, NJ. She is a
Literature librarian at the Free Library of Philadelphia, where she helps
coordinate the Monday Poets Reading Series.
Peter Krok, often referred to as a "red brick poet," is the Humanities/Poetry
Director of the Manayunk Art Center, where he has been coordinating a
poetry series since 1990. His poems have appeared in many publications,
including the Yearbook of American Poetry, and New Zoo Review.
He is editor of the Schuylkill Valley Journal of the Arts.
Lou McKee has ten books of poetry to his credit, including Selected
Poems, River Architecture (Cynic Press, 1999). A new collection,
Near Occasions of Sin, will appear from Marsh River Editions in 2003.
Bob Small is the cofounder and still President of
Poets and Prophets, the Philadelphia region's longest running
Grassroots Spoken Word Series. He lives in Swarthmore
with his wife, Paula Bronstein, and their three cats and one
dog. He is currently involved with Delco Against the
War-see Poets & Prophets for further details.
Lamont B. Steptoe, born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA, is an award-winning
poet and the author of nine collections of poetry. His work appears in many
anthologies and journals. A photographer, father, and Vietnam veteran, he has
been a Philadelphia resident for the past thirty-three years.
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