Founding Editor, Rogan Kelly
Rogan Kelly’s poems have appeared in The Cortland Review, Diode, New Orleans Review, The Penn Review, among other notable journals. He is the author of ‘Demolition in the Tropics’ (Seven Kitchens Press 2019). He has a second literary journal project, Ran Off With the Star Bassoon. Follow Rogan on Instagram and Twitter: @JerzyPoet. He can also be found at RoganKelly.com
Poetry Editor, T. Nicole Cirone
T Nicole Cirone is the author of ‘Nine Nails: A Novel in Essays’ (Serving House Books, 2019). Essayist, poet, novelist. Plays well with all genres. Cat lover. Can be found in Ovunque Siamo: New Italian-American Writing, Serving House Journal, Gateways, Philadelphia Stories and Hippocampus; and also around Philly at readings, vintage clothing stores and generally, anywhere 80s alternative music is playing. Follow her on Instagram @catmumu123 and tnicolecironewriter
Poetry Editor, Cathlin Noonan
Cathlin Noonan (she/her) is an emerging poet who believes it’s never too late to follow the desire to write. She was recently longlisted for Frontier Poetry’s 2020 Award for New Poets, and her poems have been featured in The Banyan Review. After calling both Texas and New York home, she moved to Missouri, where she is currently working on her first chapbook. Follow her on Instagram: @good_afternoonan and Twitter: @Noonan_good
Poetry Editor, Vismai Rao
Vismai Rao’s poems appear in several journals including Indianapolis Review, RHINO, Rust + Moth, Salamander, Glass: A Journal of Poetry, Parentheses Journal, SWWIM, and The Shore. Her work has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize, Best of the Net, and the Orison Anthology. She lives in India
Poetry Editor, Jon Riccio
Jon Riccio teaches literature and creative writing at Beijing Jiaotong University and the University of West Alabama. He serves as the poetry editor at Fairy Tale Review, and an editor at Ran Off With the Star Bassoon and 1-Week Critique.
Poetry Editor, Angelique Zobitz
Angelique Zobitz (she/her/hers) is the author of the chapbook Love Letters to The Revolution from The American Poetry Journal and the forthcoming chapbook Burn Down Your House from Milk & Cake Press. She is a 2020 Pushcart Prize nominee, 2021 and 2020 Best New Poets nominee, Spring 2019 Black River Chapbook Competition Finalist, and a five-time Best of the Net nominee. Her work appears in The Journal, Sugar House Review, Obsidian: Literature & Arts of the African Diaspora, Yemassee, The Adirondack Review and many others. Luna Luna Magazine named her one of ‘5 Poets of Color to watch in 2021’ alongside Chen Chen and Amanda Gorman. She can be found at angeliquezobitz.com and on Twitter and Instagram: @angeliquezobitz
Assistant Poetry Editor, Ayesha Hamid
Ayesha F. Hamid is a poet and creative nonfiction writer, published in Big Easy Review, Philly Flash Inferno, and Rathalla Review. Her full-length memoir, The Borderland Between Worlds, is available at Barnes and Nobles, Amazon, and other book distributors. She is an editor for Ran Off With The Star Bassoon and the editor in chief at The City Key. Ayesha holds an MFA in Creative Writing and an MA in Publishing from Rosemont College. She also holds an MA in Sociology from Brooklyn College.
Assistant Poetry Editor, Reet Starwind
Reet Starwind is a writer, spoken word poet, and graphic artist who willfully follows inspiration in whatever form it takes. When delving into poetry, he trusts the twists and turns of multi-layered rhyme schemes to breathe life into thoughts and feelings. “Real life is truly poetic; I’ve just been lucky enough to notice it.”
Assistant Poetry Editor, Cheryl Vargas
Cheryl Vargas is a poet from New Jersey. Her work has been featured or is forthcoming in Tiferet, Exit 13, Ponder Savant, The Raconteur Review, and Lion and Lilac Arts. She is also an associate editor at Ran Off With the Star Bassoon.
Assistant Poetry Editor, Sheila Wellehan
Sheila Wellehan (she/her/hers) is a poet from southern Maine. Her work is featured in On the Seawall, Rust + Moth, Thimble Literary Magazine, Tinderbox Poetry Journal, Whale Road Review, and many other publications. She’s also an associate editor for Ran Off With the Star Bassoon. You can read her work at sheilawellehan.com
Summer Readers
For our ’23 Summer submission call, the poets reading alongside our editorial team are Marion Brown, Mary Lou Buschi, Sarah Mengel, Adrian Pachuca, Linda Romanowski, Alex Strickland, and Cole W. Williams.
If interested in being a reader, contact us at: thenightheronbarks@gmail.com
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