Dr. Paul “Spike” Wilson is a poet, playwright, stage director, and theatre scholar. He is the Artistic Director of Page & Stage Co. (a theatre-for-literacy organization) and co-founder of the True Names Initiative for Drama Therapy and Social Action. His other works include a cycle of Christian-Zen poems and an anthology of literacy plays called The Peanut Gallery. Visit him at pageandstageco.org.

Marilyn Wolf has been writing since childhood with varying success rates and support. Nonetheless, the writing has continued, and she currently publishes on Medium. Marilyn lives in Indiana, is a member of several writing groups, is surrounded by other writers, and enjoys daily writing and support. Presently, she is editing a second book that will be published soon.
Contact:  https://medium.com/@Wolfen25

​A Sojourner. A Poet. A Lover of Life.
Deborah spends her moments seeking the Truth, traveling to other lands, learning the native tongues, uncovering the many stories of the Divine all in celebration of the Sacred Mundane. Her journeys  guide her pen, and, as a conduit, sees her mission as sharing the awe and paying attention.
When not on the road, she can be found in her kitchen, reading cookbooks (her favorites include Lois Rothert’s Soups of France, and MFK Fisher’s How to Cook a Wolf), simmering soups, baking breads, and savoring chocolates. It is said:  Scratch a gourmand – find a poet. These are words that bless her cutting board.
She enjoys her role in this life as the mother to beautiful twin daughters, who teach her and guide her in becoming the best person she can be. They are a source of inspiration and awareness.

​Morgan Galvan is a novice poet published in last year’s Poetry Society of Indiana Anthology, Ink to Paper. She enjoys writing short stories, picture books, and especially poetry that point the reader to find the unexpected beauty in sorrow and in the mundane. You can find Morgan on Twitter @MorganGalvan26 and on Instagram @sheawhowrites.

​Natalie – pen name B. Monét – is your average girl with aspirations and daily obstacles to overcome. Born Californian but raised in Hoosier Indiana, daily life lessons were what kept her on her toes. Questioning and searching for answers, she dove into a sea full of curiosity, hobbies, and passion to find purpose in the meaning of life. From facial cues to verbal expression, American Sign Language propped the door open to connect and communicate with family and friends. Through networking and a passion for creativity, the possibilities for the poet, artist, jeweler, and creator are endless. With countless opportunities, she thrives in her written and artist work in hopes for others to connect.

Z. Rose or Zero, better known as Payge Gillig, is up to everything you can think of. She works on hobbies like sewing and hiking. While following her passion in writing, art, and collaboration. She laughs at herself and wants others to have fun too. Her creative energy takes flight and the production of a lifetime is formed. She works twice as hard to improve, evolve, and be authentically herself every day.

Together, they are Eclectic Sense!
Check out all the thing B. Monét and Z. Rose are up to as Eclectic Sense:
https://www.eclecticby.com/
https://www.instagram.com/eclecticsense/
https://www.facebook.com/mentes.divinas.3​
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp3qLOzDiKsrqfZLOvydYdw/featured

​David Allen is a retired journalist with 36 years on newspapers in Virginia, Indiana, and the Far East. He is now a full-time poet, former vice president and contest director for the Poetry Society of Indiana, and host of poetry meetings in Anderson and Chesterfield. He has been published in numerous poetry ezines, journals, and anthologies. David has published four books of poetry available on Amazon at: tinyurl.com/davidallenpoet. Visit his poetry blog at www.davidallenpoet.net.

Chuck Kellum grew up on a farm southwest of Indianapolis. As a young adult he traveled the world a bit – about twenty countries in all. He eventually settled into a technology-related career primarily as a business applications software developer, got and stayed married, helped raise three children, and has lived in Anderson, Indiana, since 1984. He began writing poetry while a senior in college studying engineering and wrote about 120 poems in the course of a dozen years before getting married, but then was too busy after that with work and family. His writing of poems on a somewhat frequent basis resumed in 2009 after he was no longer working full time. He’s been a member of the Noble Poets club since 2017, and currently serves as Treasurer and Contest Director of the Poetry Society of Indiana.
public contact: crkellum@yahoo.com
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The Naked In Wonderland Series is also available on Amazon Smile.

Perspectives
selected early artwork by Alys Caviness-Gober

(hardback art book)

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​Alys Caviness-Gober is an anthropologist, artist, and writer living in Noblesville, Indiana. Despite lifelong disabilities, she perseveres with her arts creations and nonprofit volunteering. Alys’ artwork, photographs, and poetry have received national and international recognition.
 
Alys came late to the life of a professional creative; after receiving her MA in Anthropology, she taught Anthropology and Women’s Studies at the collegiate level and was a PhD candidate in Applied Linguistics until her disabilities worsened.
 
In 2011, she began selling artwork as Creative Expressions Arts. Alys was juried into the Hamilton County Artists’ Association (HCAA) in both photography (2012) and 2D categories (2013) and served on the HCAA Board for many years.
 
In 2014, along with author Sarah E. Morin, she co-founded an annual literature-based project, the Noblesville Interdisciplinary Creativity Expo (NICE). Also in 2014, Alys founded Community • Education • Arts (CEArts), a 501(c)(3) Arts organization. CEArts offers two annual place-making projects, NICE and The Polk Street Review Project (TPSR), and diverse digital content, including online Arts Showcase exhibit opportunities for creatives of all kinds, and @theroundtable arts podcast and short videos series.
 
Alys is a FY2017 Indiana Arts Commission Individual Artist Project Grant Award recipient, for which she created a series of paintings expressing life with hidden disabilities. She was selected to participate in the IUPUI Arts and Humanities Institute’s Religion Spirituality, and the Arts 2018/19 seminar class. Alys is a guest film reviewer for Midwest Film Journal, and has been an invited presenter at Poetry Society of Indiana conferences and Monicat Data’s arts and technology Yellow Summit (2019). She is a member poet of the National Federation of State Poetry Societies (NFSPS), and of the Poetry Society of Indiana (PSI) and serves on PSI’s Board.
 
 In 2020, Alys selected to be a Hoosier poet, with poems included in the State of Indiana’s online poetry archive, INVerse. Alys serves on the Noblesville Cultural Arts Council and is active in the local arts scene.