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S:2-Ep:13 Michelle Alexander

Michelle Alexander is an American-Trinidadian poet, creative nonfiction writer, New York University Gallatin School of Individualized Study graduate, and MFA candidate at Columbia College of Chicago.  Her work has appeared in Salt Hill; she is a poet in residence with the Chicago Poetry Center. 

S:2-Ep:12 Lor Clincy

Lor Clincy, a Chicago native, uses poetry to tell salient experiences that require readers/listeners to consider perspectives that are not the status quo, while honing in on African American experiences through commentary and reflection.

S:2-Ep:9 Alexandra Riseman

Alexandra, an Oak Park native, uses her writing to share the whimsy, the weird and the real. Raised in a jewish house hold, she incorporates her Eastern European Jewish heritage into her writing, while taking inspiration from some of her favorite authors: Kafka and Poe.