Biographies of the Next Readers


June 2, 2013 

Greg Hischak

Greg Hischak’s first collection of poems, Parts & Labor (2013)was published by Pond Road Press.  His poems have appeared in The Atlanta Review, Mid-American Poetry Review, Third Coast and Cape Cod Poetry Review, among others.  His play, Crow Over Wheatfield was a 2008 Pushcart Prize nominee, and his play, The Center of Gravity was the 2010 winner of the Clauder Prize for New England Playwrights.  Greg is the co-host of A Salon of Shorts at the Cotuit Center for the Arts.
 

Gwendolyn Jensen 

Gwendolyn Jensen’s first book, Birthright (Birch Brook Press, 2011) is a letterpress edition, now in its second printing.  Her poems have appeared in The Beloit Poetry Journal, Chautauqua, Salamander, Sanskrit and Measure.  Gwen began writing poetry when she retired in 2001 from the presidency of Wilson College in Chambersburg, PA. 
 

Margaret Young has published two poetry collections, Willow from the Willow (Cleveland State University Poetry Center) and Almond Town (Bright Hill Press).  Her third collection, Night Blue has been a finalist and semifinalist for several awards. She has worked as an artist in residence in Pennsylvania and Ohio, earned a 2005 Individual Artist Grant from the Ohio Arts Council. Margaret teaches at Endicott College and lives in Beverly Massachusetts.