Marc Awodey has had poems published in Defined Providence, Humanitas, Tight, Plainsongs, Midwest Poetry Review, The Vincent Brothers Review, Nomad's Choir, Thoth, Ygdrasil, The New Voice, Poetry Cafe Anthology, Asili, Zuzus Petals Quarterly, and Recursive Angel. He holds an MFA in painting from the Cranbrook Academy of Art.

Tom Carney was born on a Air Force base in Lincoln, Nebraska, was educated at various small colleges with no degree, and is currently residing in Arlington, Texas, where he works as an office manager for a small business. His credits include Western Poetry Society, Atom Mind, Chiron Review, The Word , Jack the Daw, Illay's Honey, and GWN Magazine.

Anthony Dauer is an irreverent hacker-wanna-be Information Analyst, with a teddy bear, and a job providing onsite support to the Naval Space and Warfare Command (SPAWAR). Articles and poems of his have been published in The Zephyrhills Sun, The Mayport Mirror, Word Outa Buffalo, Intimate Thoughts, and Visions. He has designed and now maintains the Conspire website, and he is webmaster of the Poeticus Furor Cafe.

Paul Kloppenborg has had poems featured in several web sites and ezines, including Recursive Angel, Conspire, Zuzu's Petals Quarterly, and Lexicon. In addition, he teaches writing skills to several younger poets through Adult Education workshops. He is currently involved in a multimedia presentation of some of his work, and is completing a chapbook of his concrete poetry.

Linda Leavitt is a graphic designer living in New Jersey with her husband Jason and young daughter Athena. By day she designs and edits brochures and promotional material for a technical education organization, though her daughter has somehow gained the impression that she writes poetry for a living. A combination of her love for poetry and a desire to learn how to build web pages has lead her to create Free Zone Quarterly, an ezine dedicated primarily to other people's poetry. More of her poems are at the Athens Avenue Poetry Circle.

Ann Politte is a native of the Show Me state, now living outside of Buffalo, New York, where she is Director of Health Information Management at St. Joeseph's Hospital. She is currently training for the Fall running of the Wineglass Marathon from Bath to Corning. Though the course has hills, the elevation drop is 200 feet, so 2River tells her that from the start it's all downhill. Her publications include Step Ascending and The Buffalo News.

Trevor Reeves began writing in earnest in 1964. He has since been published in many magazines in the UK, USA, Australia, Canada and New Zealand. He has had three books of poetry published and also non-fiction articles and books. A collection of his short stories is due in 1998. He is editor of The Southern Ocean Review.

CK Tower is president of the Creative Writing Club at Lansing Community College, as well as an editor for the club's annual prose and poetry anthology, the Washington Square Review. This Fall, she plans to attend Michigan State University, where she will continue her studies in literature and creative writing. CK also serves as poetry editor for the internet literary journal Recursive Angel, as well as managing editor for Conspire. Recently she was asked to join the staff of Moondance, and will serve as an associate editor. Her work has been published on the Internet, as well as in Canada and in the US. Some of the journals where her work has been published, include: Poetry In Motion, 15 Credibility Street, Horse Play, Poetalk, and Afterthoughts. CK is a member of the National Poet's Association and a founding member of the Internet Writers and Artists Guild.