Anita Lahey is a poet, journalist, reviewer and essayist. She is the author of The Mystery Shopping Cart: Essays on Poetry and Culture and of two Véhicule Press poetry collections: Out to Dry in Cape Breton and Spinning Side Kick. The former was shortlisted for the Trillium Book Award for Poetry and the Ottawa Book Award. Jacob McArthur Mooney's second collection, Folk, was nominated for the Trillium Book Award in Poetry and the Dylan Thomas Prize. Molly Peacock is a widely anthologized poet who writes biography, memoir, and fiction. Her newest work is Alphabetique: 26 Characteristic Fictions, with illustrations by Kara Kosaka. She is also the author of The Paper Garden: Mrs. Delany Begins Her Life's Work at 72. Her latest book of poetry is The Second Blush.
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